Santa Maria

[ san-tuh muh-ree-uh; Spanish sahn-tah mah-ree-ah; Portuguese 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. ˈsəntə maˈria a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252 000 (2005 est)
2. ˈsanta maˈria an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft)

Santa Maria

²

/ ˈsæntə məˈriːə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

According to a new state report, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, or CDPR, collected weekly air samples last year in Oxnard, Santa Maria, Shafter and Watsonville, and found pesticides in nearly 80% of the samples.

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The Santa Maria and Santa Ynez rivers — neither of which meet state water quality standards — discharge a mix of toxic chemicals, fertilizer, grease and dangerous bacteria.

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The blast left the courthouse filled with smoke as sheriff’s deputies, Santa Maria police and California Highway Patrol officers scrambled to find and hold McGuire.

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Nathaniel James McGuire was arrested Wednesday after he showed up to the Santa Maria courthouse to face a firearm violation charge and instead threw a bag into the lobby that exploded, injuring at least five people in the courthouse and damaging the inside of the building, the U.S.

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Two people were injured and one person was detained after a reported explosion at a courthouse in Santa Maria, officials said.

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