Santiago

San·ti·a·go  (snt-äg, sän-)

1. The capital and largest city of Chile, in the central part of the country east-southeast of Valparaiso. On a plain in the foothills of the Andes, it was founded in 1541. Population: 4,830,000.

2. also Santiago de los Ca·bal·le·ros (d ls käbl-yrz, d ls kävä-yrs) A city of northern Dominican Republic northwest of Santo Domingo. Settled c. 1500, it is a transportation hub in a fertile agricultural region. Population: 507,000.

3. also Santiago de Com·pos·te·la (d kmp-stl, kmps-tlä) A city of northwest Spain south-southwest of La Coruña. The city grew around a shrine housing the reputed tomb of Saint James the Great (discovered in the ninth century) and has long been a pilgrimage center. Population: 93,700.

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Santiago [ˌsæntɪˈɑːgəʊ (Spanish) sanˈtjaγo]

n

1. (Placename) the capital of Chile, at the foot of the Andes: commercial and industrial centre; two universities. Pop. (urban area): 4 640 635 (1999 est.) Official name Santiago de Chile [de ˈtʃile]

2. (Placename) a city in the N Dominican Republic. Pop.: 365 463 (1993) Official name Santiago de los Caballeros [de los kaβaˈʎeros]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Santiago - city in the northern Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
	2.	Santiago - a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center Santiago de Cuba Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
	3.	Santiago - the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America capital of Chile, Gran Santiago, Santiago de Chile Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
	4.	Santiago - a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape Santiago de Cuba Spanish War, Spanish-American War - a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 Cuba - the largest island in the West Indies

Translations

Santiago [ˌsæntɪˈɑːgəʊ] N (in Chile) → Santiago m (de Chile); (in Spain) Santiago de Compostela → Santiago m (de Compostela)

Santiago [ˌsæntɪˈɑːgəʊ] n (also Santiago de Chile) → Santiago f (del Cile)