San Cris·tó·bal (s n kr s-t  b l, sän kr -stväl) A city of extreme western Venezuela in a mountainous region near the Colombian border south-southwest of Maracaibo. Founded in 1561, it was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1875. Population: 234,000. |
San Cristóbal (Spanish) [saŋ kriˈstoβal]
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1. (Placename) Also called Chatham Island an island in the Pacific, in the Galápagos Islands. Area: 505 sq. km (195 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a city in SW Venezuela: founded in 1561 by Spanish conquistadores. Pop.: 307 184 (2000 est.)
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