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Santiago

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San·ti·a·go  (sntg, 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.

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]
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Noun1.SantiagoSantiago - city in the northern Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
2.SantiagoSantiago - a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
3.SantiagoSantiago - the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
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
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 CompostelaSantiago m (de Compostela)
Santiago [ˌsæntɪˈɑːgəʊ] n (also Santiago de Chile) → Santiago f (del Cile)
Santiago [ˌsæntɪˈɑːgəʊ] n (also Santiago de Chile) → Santiago f (del Cile)


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"The Battle of Santiago," some one says, and I answer, "Yes, I've been over the ground.
Valparaiso -- Excursion to the Foot of the Andes -- Structure of the Land -- Ascend the Bell of Quillota -- Shattered Masses of Greenstone -- Immense Valleys -- Mines -- State of Miners -- Santiago -- Hot-baths of Cauquenes -- Gold-mines -- Grinding-mills -- Perforated Stones -- Habits of the Puma -- El Turco and Tapacolo -- Hummingbirds.
For the truth of the matter is they were knights chosen by the kings of France, and called 'Peers' because they were all equal in worth, rank and prowess (at least if they were not they ought to have been), and it was a kind of religious order like those of Santiago and Calatrava in the present day, in which it is assumed that those who take it are valiant knights of distinction and good birth; and just as we say now a Knight of St.
 
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