santa : Idioms & Phrases

antonio lopez de santa ana

noun Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Santa Ana; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.

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antonio lopez de santa anna

noun Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Santa Ana; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.

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santa ana

noun a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
noun Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Santa Ana; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.
noun a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
noun a city in western El Salvador

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santa anna

noun Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; Santa Ana; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.

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santa barbara

noun a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean

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santa catalina

noun an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
Catalina Island.

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santa clara

noun a city of west central California; residential area with light industry

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santa claus

noun the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
Kriss Kringle; Saint Nicholas; St. Nick; Father Christmas; Santa; Saint Nick.

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santa cruz

noun a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
noun a city in central Bolivia

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santa cruz cypress

noun rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
Cupressus goveniana abramsiana; Cupressus abramsiana.

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santa fe

noun capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
capital of New Mexico.

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santa fe trail

noun a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century

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santa gertrudis

noun Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions

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santa lucia fir

noun a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
bristlecone fir; Abies venusta; Abies bracteata.

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santa maria de belem

noun port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
Feliz Lusitania; Para; Belem; St. Mary of Bethlehem.

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santa maria del tule

noun a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress

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santa maria tree

noun West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
calaba; Calophyllum calaba.

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santa sofia

noun a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century
Hagia Sophia; Hagia Sofia; Santa Sofia.

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santa sophia

noun a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century
Hagia Sophia; Hagia Sofia; Santa Sofia.

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yerba santa

noun viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses
Eriodictyon californicum.

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