Santiago de los Caballeros

[ sahn-tyah-gaw the laws kah-vah-ye-raws ]

noun

1. a city in the N central Dominican Republic.

Example Sentences

My family is Dominican, from the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and I am likely one of the only kids of Dominican descent who attended my high school.

From New York Times

According to a report from the hospital that treated him, Ventura collapsed while having lunch in the northern city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

From BBC

“Voters from throughout the 13th Congressional District elected a country boy from Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic to be the nominee of the Democratic Party,” Mr. Espaillat said to a raucous crowd.

From New York Times

Born in the country's second city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Jorge Blanco was the son of a prosperous businessman and a schoolteacher.

From The Guardian

In 1564 the cities of Santiago de los Caballeros and Concepcion de la Vega were completely destroyed by an earthquake and the few remaining inhabitants reestablished the towns at short distances from the original sites.

From Project Gutenberg