Santiago de Compostela in British English
(Spanish de kɔmpɔsˈtela)
nouna city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St James. Pop: 92 339 (2003 est)
Latin name: Campus Stellae (ˈkæmpəs ˈstɛliː)