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Santa Maria

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San·ta Ma·ri·a  (snt m-r)
1. also (sätä mä-rä) A city of southern Brazil west of Pôrto Alegre. It is a rail junction and processing center. Population: 252,000.
2. A city of southern California northwest of Santa Barbara. It is a trade, processing, and shipping center in an agricultural region. Nearby Vandenberg Air Force Base is also important to its economy. Population: 84,700.
Santa Maria1
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(Transport / Nautical Terms) the. the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
Santa Maria2
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1. (Placename (Portuguese)) a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop.: 230 464 (2000)
2. (Placename (Spanish)) an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft.)


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The road selected was a continuation of the Via Sistina; then by cutting off the right angle of the street in which stands Santa Maria Maggiore and proceeding by the Via Urbana and San Pietro in Vincoli, the travellers would find themselves directly opposite the Colosseum.
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