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Santa Maria
[ san-tuh muh-ree-uh; Spanish sahn-tah mah-ree-ah; Portuguese sahn-tuh mah-ree-ah ]
noun
- (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
- an active volcano in W Guatemala. 12,300 feet (3,750 meters).
- a city in S Brazil.
- a city in W California.
Santa Maria
1/ 藞s忙nt蓹 m蓹藞ri藧蓹 /
noun
- the Santa Mariathe flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
Santa Maria
2noun
- 藞s蓹nt蓹 ma藞ria a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252聽000 (2005 est)
- 藞santa ma藞ria an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12聽362 ft)
Example Sentences
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.
Images of Pope Francis' tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released.
Francis was particularly devoted to the Virgin Mary, and Santa Maria Maggiore was the first church to be dedicated to her when it was built in the 4th Century.
Meanwhile, the Pope's coffin was carried through Rome in a slow procession to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
Once the coffin reached Santa Maria Maggiore, it was taken inside and the live broadcast ceased.
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