| English Dictionary |
SANTA CRUZ
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Santa Cruz mean?
• SANTA CRUZ (noun)
The noun SANTA CRUZ has 2 senses:
1. a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
2. a city in central Bolivia
Familiarity information: SANTA CRUZ used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Santa Cruz" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in central Bolivia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Santa Cruz" is a part of...):
Bolivia; Republic of Bolivia (a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain)
Context examples
The study proves a new and transformative technique for exploring the nature of galaxy halos, said J. Xavier Prochaska, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz.
(Enigmatic radio burst illuminates a galaxy’s tranquil halo, ESO)
The Bahia municipalities of Santa Cruz Cabrália and Belmonte head the list with the top deforesters, with 3,058 hectares and 2,11 hectares respectively.
(Brazilian Atlantic Forest deforestation up nearly 60% in a year, Agência Brasil)
Christopher Mankovich, a graduate student in astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, used the data to study wave patterns within the rings.
(Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn, NASA)
The researchers, from the University of California, San Francisco; the University of California, Santa Cruz; Indiana University; Washington University School of Medicine; and Harvard Medical School, published their findings in a recent issue of the journal Cell.
(Human Body Microbes Make Antibiotics, Study Finds, NCCAM)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Someone's end, someone's beginning" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The smarter you get the fewer words you'd say." (Arabic proverb)
"A disaster never comes alone." (Croatian proverb)