Meaning

6 senses
  1. A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

  2. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

  3. Various municipalities of the Philippines.

  4. A neighborhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands.

  5. (historical)Former name of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

  6. Synonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.

Origin

From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in

From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus, from Portuguese Maria and Spanish María, both from Latin Maria, q.v.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Santa Maria — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto