Santa Maria

• Sta. Maria

From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus, from Portuguese Maria and Spanish María, both from Latin Maria, q.v.

• IPA^(key): (usually) /ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/
• Rhymes: -iːə

Santa Maria

1. A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
2. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
3. Various municipalities of the Philippines.
4. A neighborhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands.
5. (historical) Former name of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
6. Synonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.
7. Ellipsis of Santa Maria degli Angeli: a village in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
8. (historical) Ellipsis of Santa Maria de la Concepcion: the second island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.

Santa Maria

1. Mary; the mother of Jesus
2. any of several places in the Philippines named after the Virgin Mary:
   1. a municipality of Davao Occidental
   2. a municipality of Romblon
   3. a municipality of Pangasinan
   4. a municipality of Isabela
   5. a municipality of Ilocos Sur
   6. a municipality of Laguna
   7. a municipality of Bulacan

Borrowed from Papiamentu Santa Maria. Named after a church dedicated to Saint Mary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑn.taː maːˈri.aː/
• Hyphenation: San‧ta Ma‧ria
• Rhymes: -iaː

Santa Maria n

1. a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao

From santa (“saint”) +‎ Maria (“Mary”).

Santa Maria f

2. Mary (mother of Jesus), Saint Mary
3. an island of the Azores, Portugal
4. a toponym indicating settlements with Saint Mary as their patron saint:
   1. a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
   2. a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
   3. a former civil parish of Odemira, Beja district, Portugal
   4. a former civil parish of Serpa, Beja district, Portugal
   5. a former civil parish of Bragança, Bragança district, Portugal
   6. a former civil parish of Celorico da Beira, Castelo Branco district, Portugal

      Synonym: (former name) Santa Maria Maior

   7. a former civil parish of Estremoz, Évora district, Portugal
   8. a former civil parish of Lagos, Faro district, Portugal
   9. a former civil parish of Tavira, Faro district, Portugal
   10. a former civil parish of Celorico da Beira, Guarda district, Portugal
   11. a civil parish of Manteigas, Guarda district, Portugal
   12. a former civil parish of Trancoso, Guarda district, Portugal
   13. a former civil parish of Óbidos, Leiria district, Portugal
   14. a former civil parish of Torres Novas, Santarém district, Portugal

Borrowed from Spanish Santa María (“Saint Mary”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsanta maˈɾia/ [ˌsan̪.t̪ɐ mɐˈɾiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: San‧ta Ma‧ri‧a

Santa Maria (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ)

1. (biblical) Mary; Saint Mary
2. a Christian surname from Spanish
3. Several municipalities in the Philippines named after Mary:
   1. a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines
   2. a municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines
   3. a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
   4. a municipality of Isabela, Philippines
   5. a municipality of Laguna, Philippines
   6. a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines
   7. a municipality of Romblon, Philippines

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