# Santa Cruz
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix.

### Pronunciation

* (Philippines) IPA: /ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz/

### Proper noun

Santa Cruz
* Places in Argentina:
** A province of Patagonia, Argentina.
** A river in Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
** A village and municipality of Catamarca province, Argentina.
** A village and municipality of La Rioja province, Argentina.
* A region and town in central Aruba.
* A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.
* Places in Belize:
** A village in the Orange Walk District, Belize.
** A village in the Stann Creek District, Belize.
** A village in the Toledo District, Belize.
* Places in Bolivia:
** A department in eastern Bolivia.
** The capital city of the Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, in full Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
* Places in Brazil:
** A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil.
** A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
** A city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
** A large neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
* Places in Chile:
** A city and commune in the Colchagua Valley, O'Higgins region, Chile.
** A former department of Chile.
* Places in Costa Rica:
** A canton of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
** A district and town, the capital city of Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
* Places in Ecuador:
** A canton of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
** An island in Galapagos province, Ecuador.
* A municipality of the Lempira department, Honduras.
* Places in India:
** A suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, also known as Santacruz.
** A village and suburb of the town of Panaji, Goa, India.
* A town in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
* A town in Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.
* Places in Nicaragua:
** A small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas department, Nicaragua.
** A village in the municipality of El Castillo, Río San Juan department, Nicaragua.
* Places in Panama:
** A corregimiento in Renacimiento district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
** A corregimiento in San Félix district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
* Places in Peru:
** A mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
** A district of Alto Amazonas province, Peru.
** A district of Huaylas province, Ancash department, Peru.
** A former settlement in Satipo province, Peru.
** A province of the Cajamarca department, Peru.
* Places in the Philippines:
** A barangay of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
** A barangay of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
** A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
** A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines; suburb of Metro Davao.
** A barangay of San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
** A barangay of Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
** A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
** A municipality, the capital of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines.
** A district in northern Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
** A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines.
** A municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
** A barangay of San Francisco del Monte district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
** A municipality of Zambales, Philippines.
** A barangay of Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines.
** A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
* Places in Portugal:
** A civil parish of Almodôvar, Beja district, Portugal.
** A former civil parish of Coimbra, Coimbra district, Portugal.
** A municipality, parish, and city in Madeira, Portugal.
** A parish of Praia da Vitória, on Terceira island, Azores, Portugal.
** A civil parish of Armamar, Viseu district, Portugal.
** A former civil parish of Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal district, Portugal.
** A village and beach resort in Silveira parish, Torres Vedras, Lisbon district, Portugal.
** A civil parish of the municipality of Vinhais, Bragança district, Portugal.
** A civil parish of the municipality of Lagoa, Azores, Portugal.
* A barrio of the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
* A village on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.
* Places in Spain:
** A parish of the municipality of Mieres, Asturias, Spain.
** A neighbourhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
** The capital city of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; in full, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
* A town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago.
* Places in the United States:
** A census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
** A locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
** A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
** A mission in the city of Santa Cruz, California, United States.
** An island in Santa Barbara County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.
** The former name of Indian Gulch, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
** A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States; suburb of Santa Fe.
** A former census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, now split into the El Chaparral and Santa Rosa CDP's.
** A census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, unrelated to the former CDP of the same name.
* A city in Aragua, Venezuela.
* The native people's language from the area of Santa Cruz, California.

#### Synonyms

* (Ecuadorian island): Bolivia, San Clemente, Chavez, Duke of Norfolk's Island, Norfolk, Indefatigable
* (language in California): Awaswas

#### Derived terms

* Santa Cruz County
* Santa Cruz Islands

#### See also

(districts of Manila):
* Binondo
* Ermita
* Intramuros
* Malate
* Paco
* Pandacan
* Port Area
* Quiapo
* Sampaloc
* San Andres
* San Miguel
* San Nicolas
* Santa Ana
* Santa Mesa
* Tondo

### Noun

Santa Cruz pl (plural only)
* The native people from the Santa Cruz area of California.

#### Synonyms

* (native people in California) Awaswas

#### Further reading

* Ethnologue entry for Santa Cruz, cst ⁠

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: San‧ta Cruz

### Proper noun

Santa Cruz n
* A village in Aruba

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Literally, “holy cross”.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(j)ʃ/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.ta ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈsɐ̃.ta ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾuʃ/
* Audio (Portugal):(file)

### Proper noun

Santa Cruz f
* (Christianity) Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on
    Synonym: madeiro
* A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal
* A province of Argentina
* A municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
* A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil
* A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

#### Related terms

* santa-cruz

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˌsanta ˈkɾuθ/ [ˌsãn̪.t̪a ˈkɾuθ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌsanta ˈkɾus/ [ˌsãn̪.t̪a ˈkɾus]
* Syllabification: San‧ta Cruz

### Proper noun

Santa Cruz f
* Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on
* a name of various places named after the Holy Cross
** A department of Bolivia
** Santa Cruz (a commune and city in Colchagua, Chile)
** (historical) A department of Chile
** A municipality of Sonora, Mexico

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Cruz.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˌsanta ˈkɾus/ [ˌsan̪.t̪ɐ ˈkɾus]
* Rhymes: -us
* Syllabification: San‧ta Cruz

### Proper noun

Santa Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
* several places in the Philippines named after the Holy Cross:
** A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
** A municipality, the capital of Laguna, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines
** A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines
** A municipality of Zambales, Philippines
** A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
* a Christian religious surname from Spanish, deriving from the Holy Cross

#### Related terms

* Cruz
* dela Cruz
* krus
* santakrusan

### Further reading

* “Santa Cruz”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Santa Cruz, Laguna on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{tl}$