Santa Cruz

UK: English: /ˈsæntə ˈkruːz/, Spanish: /ˈsanta ˈkruθ/

US: (san′tə kro̅o̅z′; for 3 also Sp. sän′tä kro̅o̅s′)

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San•ta Cruz  (san′tə kro̅o̅z′; for 3 also Sp. sän′tä kro̅o̅s′), 

1. Place Names a city on the coast of California. 41,483.
2. Place Names an island in NW Santa Barbara Islands.
3. Place Names a city in central Bolivia. 149,230.
4. Place Names See St. Croix (def. 1).

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Santa Cruz / ˈsæntə ˈkruːz ˈsanta ˈkruθ/ noun

1. a province of S Argentina, on the Atlantic: consists of a large part of Patagonia, with the forested foothills of the Andes in the west. Capital: Río Gallegos. Pop: 206 897 (2000 est). Area: 243 940 sq km (94 186 sq miles)
2. a city in E Bolivia: the second largest town in Bolivia. Pop: 1 352 000 (2005 est)
3. another name for Saint Croix

Santa Cruz / ˈsanta ˈkruθ/ noun

1. Alvaro de Bazán. 1526–88, Spanish naval commander, who proposed, assembled, and prepared the Spanish Armada but died shortly before it sailed for England