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Santa Maria

[san-tuh muh-ree-uh, sahn-tah mah-ree-ah, sahn-tuh mah-ree-ah]

noun

  1. (italics)the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

  2. an active volcano in W Guatemala. 12,300 feet (3,750 meters).

  3. a city in S Brazil.

  4. a city in W California.

  5. calaba.



Santa Maria

1

noun

  1. a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252000 (2005 est)

  2. an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12362 ft)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Santa Maria

2

/ ˈsæntə məˈriːə /

noun

  1. the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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On Saturday, he visited a shrine outside Rome and then prayed before the tomb of his late predecessor Francis inside the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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For the survivors, the sense of Church impunity was further compounded when he was given the honour of a seven-year post as Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the same building where Pope Francis has now been buried.

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Wang, a longtime resident of Arcadia, hired Santa Maria Group, a prominent lobbying firm.

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After a ceremony, huge crowds lined the streets of Rome to watch as the Pope's coffin was carried in a procession to his final resting place, Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica.

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Images of Pope Francis' tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released.

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