Santa Cruz

English

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.

Proper noun

Santa Cruz

1. Places in Argentina:
   1. A province of Patagonia, Argentina.
   2. A river in Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
   3. A village and municipality of Catamarca province, Argentina.
   4. A village and municipality of La Rioja province, Argentina.
2. A region and town in central Aruba.
3. A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.
4. Places in Belize:
   1. A village in the Orange Walk District, Belize.
   2. A village in the Stann Creek District, Belize.
   3. A village in the Toledo District, Belize.
5. Places in Bolivia:
   1. A department in eastern Bolivia.
   2. The capital city of the Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, in full Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
6. Places in Brazil:
   1. A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil.
   2. A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
   3. A city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
   4. A large neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
7. A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
8. Places in Chile:
   1. A city and commune in the Colchagua Valley, O'Higgins region, Chile.
   2. A former department of Chile.
9. Places in Costa Rica:
   1. A canton of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
   2. A district and town, the capital city of Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
10. Places in Ecuador:
    1. A canton of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
    2. An island in Galapagos province, Ecuador.
11. A municipality of the Lempira department, Honduras.
12. Places in India:
    1. A suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, also known as Santacruz.
    2. A village and suburb of the town of Panaji, Goa, India.
13. A town in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
14. A town in Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.
15. Places in Nicaragua:
    1. A small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas department, Nicaragua.
    2. A village in the municipality of El Castillo, Río San Juan department, Nicaragua.
16. Places in Panama:
    1. A corregimiento in Renacimiento district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
    2. A corregimiento in San Félix district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
17. Places in Peru:
    1. A mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
    2. A district of Alto Amazonas province, Peru.
    3. A district of Huaylas province, Ancash department, Peru.
    4. A former settlement in Satipo province, Peru.
    5. A province of the Cajamarca department, Peru.
18. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
    2. A barangay of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
    3. A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
    4. A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines; suburb of Metro Davao.
    5. A barangay of San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
    6. A barangay of Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
    7. A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
    8. A municipality, the capital of Laguna, Philippines.
    9. A district in northern Manila, Philippines.
    10. A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines.
    11. A municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
    12. A barangay of San Francisco del Monte district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
    13. A municipality of Zambales, Philippines.
    14. A barangay of Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines.
    15. A barangay of Cebu City, Metro Cebu, Philippines.
19. Places in Portugal:
    1. A civil parish of Almodôvar, Beja district, Portugal.
    2. A former civil parish of Coimbra, Coimbra district, Portugal.
    3. A municipality, parish, and city in Madeira, Portugal.
    4. A parish of Praia da Vitória, on Terceira island, Azores, Portugal.
    5. A civil parish of Armamar, Viseu district, Portugal.
    6. A former civil parish of Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal district, Portugal.
    7. A village and beach resort in Silveira parish, Torres Vedras, Lisbon district, Portugal.
    8. A civil parish of the municipality of Vinhais, Bragança district, Portugal.
    9. A civil parish of the municipality of Lagoa, Azores, Portugal.
20. A barrio of the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
21. A village on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.
22. Places in Spain:
    1. A parish of the municipality of Mieres, Asturias, Spain.
    2. A neighbourhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
    3. The capital city of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; in full, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
23. A town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago.
24. Places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
    2. A locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
    3. A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
    4. A mission in the city of Santa Cruz, California, United States.
    5. An island in Santa Barbara County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.
    6. The former name of Indian Gulch, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
    7. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States; suburb of Santa Fe.
    8. A former census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, now split into the El Chaparral and Santa Rosa CDP's.
    9. A census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, unrelated to the former CDP of the same name.
25. A city in Aragua, Venezuela.
26. The native people's language from the area of Santa Cruz, California.

Synonyms

• (Ecuadorian island): Bolivia, San Clemente, Chavez, Duke of Norfolk's Island, Norfolk, Indefatigable
• (language in California): Awaswas

Derived terms

• Santa Cruz County

Noun

Santa Cruz pl (plural only)

1. 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

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: San‧ta Cruz

Proper noun

Santa Cruz n

1. A village in Aruba.

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “holy cross”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]

• (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

1. (Christianity) Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on

   Synonym: madeiro

2. A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal
3. A province of Argentina
4. A municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil
5. A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil
6. 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

1. Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on
2. a name of various places named after the Holy Cross
   1. A department of Bolivia
   2. Santa Cruz (a commune and city in Colchagua, Chile)
   3. (historical) A department of Chile
   4. 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)

1. several places in the Philippines named after the Holy Cross:
   1. A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
   2. A municipality, the provincial capital of Laguna, Philippines
   3. A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Zambales, Philippines
   5. A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
2. a Christian religious 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, 2018
• Santa Cruz, Laguna on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl