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Santiago en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/ (US)

Etymology

From Spanish Santiago, elision of earlier Sant'Iago and Sant Iago, from Latin Sanctus Iācōbus (“Saint James or holy James”), the latter word deriving from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”), historically mediated by the folk etymology found in Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Piecewise doublet of Saint James. The Guan Yu sense among Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines is due to a syncretic association of the deified Chinese general with St. James, who are both known for their assertiveness and heroism, which non-Chinese and people in the Philippines like Jose Rizal during the 19th century first associated with and/or surmised the Chinese folk deities venerated by Chinese Filipinos on Chinese altars and prints with popular Christian or Muslim figures.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Argentina: ▸ Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a city in Argentina.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Argentina: ▸ Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a province of Argentina, surrounding the city.
  3. Numerous places: ▸ A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  4. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Chile: ▸ The capital city of Chile.
    • On 12 February 1541 Valdivia founded the city of Santiago, but within six months it was destroyed by Araucanian Indians, one of the most bellicose peoples encountered by the Spaniards; […] 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 34:
  5. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Chile: ▸ A commune of Santiago, Chile, in the center of the city.
  6. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Chile: ▸ A province of Chile, surrounding the city.
  7. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Chile: ▸ A metropolitan region in Chile surrounding the province.
  8. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Chile: ▸ A former department of Chile.
  9. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Cuba: ▸ A city in Cuba.
  10. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Cuba: ▸ A province of Cuba, surrounding the city.
  11. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Dominican Republic: ▸ A city in the Dominican Republic.
  12. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Dominican Republic: ▸ A province of the Dominican Republic, surrounding the city.
  13. Numerous places: ▸ An island of Cape Verde.
  14. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Colombia: ▸ A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
  15. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Colombia: ▸ A municipality and town in Putumayo department, Colombia.
  16. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Costa Rica: ▸ A district of Palmares canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
  17. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Costa Rica: ▸ A district of Paraíso canton, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
  18. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Costa Rica: ▸ The capital city of Puriscal canton, San José Province, Costa Rica.
  19. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Costa Rica: ▸ A district of Puriscal canton, San José Province, Costa Rica, surrounding the city.
  20. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Costa Rica: ▸ A district of San Rafael canton, Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
  21. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Costa Rica: ▸ A district of San Ramón canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
  22. Numerous places: ▸ An island of Galapagos, Ecuador; formerly, San Marcos (pre-1892), Salvador (from 1892), San Salvador (from 1892), and Duke of York's Island.
  23. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Mexico: ▸ A municipality of Nuevo León, Mexico.
  24. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Mexico: ▸ A small town in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
  25. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Mexico: ▸ A river in Veracruz, in eastern Mexico.
  26. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Panama: ▸ The capital city of Veraguas Province, Panama.
  27. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Panama: ▸ A district of Veraguas Province, Panama.
  28. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Panama: ▸ A corregimiento, the seat of Santiago district, Veraguas Province, Panama.
  29. Numerous places: ▸ A city in Misiones department, Paraguay.
  30. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Peru: ▸ A district of Cusco Province, Peru.
  31. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in Peru: ▸ A tributary of the Marañón River, Peru.
  32. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Philippines: ▸ A city in the Philippines.
  33. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Philippines: ▸ A municipality of Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
  34. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Philippines: ▸ A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
  35. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Philippines: ▸ A cape at the southwestern tip of island of Luzon, Philippines.
  36. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the Philippines: ▸ An island off the northern coast of the municipality of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  37. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Numerous places: ▸ Ellipsis of Santiago de Compostela: a city in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.
  38. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States.
  39. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  40. Numerous places: ▸ Numerous places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
  41. (Philippines, qualifier:Chinese Filipino; Chinese folk religion; Taoism; Chinese Filipino; Chinese folk religion; Taoism) Synonym of Guan Yu: a famous 2nd-century Chinese warrior subsequently worshipped as a god of war.

Deriveds

Santiago shell

Relateds

Santiago de Cuba · Santiago de los Caballeros · Santiago Nonualco · Santiago de Chile · Santiago Juxtlahuaca · San Diego · Santiago de Compostela · Santiago de la Frontera · Santiago de María · Santiago del Estero · Santiago Texacuangos · Santiago de Veraguas

Synonyms

Santiago de Chile · Santiago de los Caballeros · Santiago de Veraguas · Guan Yu · Santiago de Cuba

Translations (50)

ca Santiago (city in Chile) · fr Santiago du Chili (city in Chile) · gl Santiago de Chile (city in Chile) · ko 산티아고 (city in Chile) · it Santiago (city in Chile) · it Santiago del Cile (city in Chile) · cs Santiago (city in Chile) · az Santyaqo (city in Chile) · el Σαντιάγο (city in Chile) · co Santiago (city in Chile) · ga Saintiagó (city in Chile) · mr सानत्यागो (city in Chile) · lt Santjagas (city in Chile) · he סַנְטְיָאגוֹ (city in Chile) · it San Giacomo del Cile (city in Chile) · ast Santiagu (city in Chile) · es Santiago de Chile (city in Chile) · cmn 聖地牙哥 /圣地牙哥 (city in Chile) · da Santiago (city in Chile) · ar سَانْتْيَاغُو (city in Chile) · pt Santiago (city in Chile) · ca Santiago de Xile (city in Chile) · da Santiago de Chile (city in Chile) · oc Santiago de Chile (city in Chile) · fr Santiago (city in Chile) · cs Santiago de Chile (city in Chile) · mr सांत्यागो (island in Ecuador) · es Santiago (island in Ecuador) · nl Santiago (city in Chile) · bg Сантя́го (city in Chile) · gl Santiago (city in Chile) · ast Santiago (city in Chile) · chr ᏌᏂᏘᏯᎪ (city in Chile) · cmn 聖地亞哥 /圣地亚哥 (city in Chile) · ru Сантья́го (city in Chile) · fi Santiago (city in Chile) · hy Սանտյագո (city in Chile) · mr सांत्यागो (city in Chile) · es Santiago (city in Chile) · arn Santiaw (city in Chile) · co Santiago di u Cile (city in Chile) · uk Сантья́го (city in Chile) · tr Santiago (city in Chile) · es isla Santiago (island in Ecuador) · hi सैंटियागो (city in Chile) · km សន្តៈយ៉ាហ្គោ (city in Chile) · oc Santiago (city in Chile) · vi Xan-ti-a-gô (city in Chile) · ja サンティアゴ (city in Chile) · pl Santiago (city in Chile)

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