San·ti·a·go (s n t -ä g , 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 käb l-y rz, 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 k mp-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. |
Santiago de Compostela (Spanish) [de kɔmpɔsˈtela]
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(Placename) a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St. James. Pop.: 87 472 (1991) Latin name Campus Stellae [ˈkæmpəs ˈstɛliː]
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