Santa Fe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Santa Fe (“Holy Faith”).
Senses: glosses: Places in Argentina:
A province in the center-east of Argentina.
glosses: Places in Argentina:
The capital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina; in full, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
glosses: A small town in Oruro department, Bolivia.
glosses: A former fort at the confluence of the Biobío River and Vergara River, in present-day Chile, in full Santa Fe de la Ribera.
glosses: An area of Bogotá, Colombia.
glosses: Places in Cuba:
A ward in the municipality of Playa, Havana, Cuba.
glosses: Places in Cuba:
A town on Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, also known as La Fe.
glosses: Places in Honduras:
A municipality of Colón department, Honduras.
glosses: Places in Honduras:
A municipality of Ocotepeque department, Honduras.
glosses: A major business district of Mexico City, Mexico.
glosses: Places in Panama:
A corregimiento and town in the Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama.
glosses: Places in Panama:
A district of Veraguas Province, Panama.
glosses: Places in Panama:
The capital city of the Santa Fe District, Veraguas Province, Panama.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A municipality of Leyte, Philippines.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A municipality of Romblon, Philippines.
glosses: A municipality of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
examples: text: The couple’s stucco, Pueblo-revival style home sits on a hill in a gated community at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains. Santa Fe is known as a refuge for celebrities, artists and authors.
ref: 2025 March 7, “Authorities will reveal new findings in mysterious deaths of Gene Hackman and wife”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN:
glosses: Places in the United States:
The capital city of New Mexico and the county seat of Santa Fe County.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A small neighbourhood of Oakland, California, United States.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
glosses: Places in the United States:
Former name of Santa Claus, a town in Spencer County, Indiana, renamed for post office reasons.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community located on the border of Auglaize County and Logan County, Ohio.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A city in Galveston County, Texas.
examples: text: On a line like the Santa Fe, in such desert country as that on the Chicago-Los Angeles main line through Arizona and New Mexico, stations are few and far between, and at many of them one or two employees are the only permanent staff.
ref: 1950 May, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 300:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Short for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Derived terms: Santa Fe County
Santa Fe Springs
Santa Fe Trail