Santa Cruz

[san-tuh krooz, sahn-tah kroos]

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noun

a city on the coast of California.
an island in NW Santa Barbara Islands.
a city in central Bolivia.
St. Croix.

Santa Cruz

/ ˈsanta ˈkruθ, ˈsæntə ˈkruːz /

noun

a province of S Argentina, on the Atlantic: consists of a large part of Patagonia, with the forested foothills of the Andes in the west Capital: Río Gallegos. Pop: 206 897 (2000 est). Area: 243 940 sq km (94 186 sq miles)
a city in E Bolivia: the second largest town in Bolivia. Pop: 1 352 000 (2005 est)
another name for Saint Croix

Santa Cruz

/ ˈsanta ˈkruθ /

noun

Alvaro de Bazán. 1526–88, Spanish naval commander, who proposed, assembled, and prepared the Spanish Armada but died shortly before it sailed for England

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In Santa Cruz, a full rebuild hinges upon state funding because “we don’t have $14 million at our disposal to put toward rebuilding the end of the wharf,” Elliot said of the city.

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Near-source tsunami: Santa Cruz and Monterey counties could see a tsunami within minutes following quake-triggered underwater landslides, documents from both counties say.

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Lurie, 52, grew up in Santa Cruz, far from the neighborhood where McDaniel, Louise Beavers, Ethel Waters and other striving Black actors and business pioneers depicted in “The Great Mann” lived.

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She has interned with Bloomberg News and Lookout Santa Cruz, where she told stories through data and interactive maps.

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Hart took the lead around the final turn and held off a late kick by Venice’s Nathan Santa Cruz to prevail by three hundredths of a second in 47.45.

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Santa Coloma de Gramanet Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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