San Cristóbal

[ sahng kree-staw-vahl ]

noun

1. a city in SW Venezuela.

San Cristóbal

/ saŋ kriˈstoβal /

noun

1. an island in the Pacific, in the Galápagos Islands. Area: 505 sq km (195 sq miles) Former nameChatham Island
2. a city in SW Venezuela: founded in 1561 by Spanish conquistadores. Pop: 395 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

He had been upon the San Cristobal and I remembered him well.

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San Cristobal was formerly the capital of the state, and its public buildings are more pretentious than usual in cabeceras.

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Though looked upon by the mestizos of San Cristobal as mere brutes and savages, they are notably industrious.

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We were here delayed by the slowness of the old man, who had been furnished at San Cristobal for carrying our instruments.

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In San Cristobal, our journey had been matter of conversation among the mestizos and many and dire predictions had been made.

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