Santa Cruz
English
Etymology
From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”). Doublet of Saint Croix.
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.
- A city and commune in the Colchagua Valley, O'Higgins region, 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 Galápagos province, Ecuador.
- An island in the Galápagos Islands, 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, Philippines.
- A district in northern 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, Metro Cebu, Philippines.
- Places in Portugal:
- A civil parish of Almodôvar, Beja district, Portugal.
- A former civil parish of Coimbra, Coimbra district, Portugal.
- A municipality, a 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Mariposa County, California.
- A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States; suburb of Santa Fe.
- A former CDP 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
- (language in California) Awaswas
Derived terms
- Santa Cruz County
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
- Hyphenation: San‧ta Cruz
Proper noun
Santa Cruz n
- A village in Aruba.
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “holy cross”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(j)ʃ/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.ta ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈsɐ̃.ta ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /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(key): (Spain) /ˌsanta ˈkɾuθ/ [ˌsãn̪.t̪a ˈkɾuθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /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
- A municipality of Sonora, Mexico
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Santa Cruz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsanta ˈkɾus/, [ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾus]
- Hyphenation: 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, Philippines
- The provincial capital of Laguna, Philippines.
- A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines.
- A municipality of Zambales, Philippines.
- A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
- a Christian 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: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Santa Cruz, Laguna on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl