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