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单词 santiago de los caballeros
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Santiago de los Caballeros


San·ti·a·go

S0079500 (săn′tē-ä′gō, sän′-)1. also São Tia·go (souN tē-ä′go͞o, tyä′go͝o) An island of southern Cape Verde in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest island in the group and the site of the capital, Praia.2. The capital and largest city of Chile, in the central part of the country east-southeast of Valparaiso. On a plain in the foothills of the Andes, it was founded in 1541.3. also Santiago de los Ca·bal·le·ros (dā′ lōs kä′bəl-yĕr′ōz, dĕ lōs kä′vä-yĕ′rōs) A city of northern Dominican Republic northwest of Santo Domingo. Settled c. 1500, it is a transportation hub in a fertile agricultural region.4. also Santiago de Com·pos·te·la (də kŏm′pə-stĕl′ə, thĕ kōm′pōs-tĕ′lä) A city of northwest Spain south-southwest of La Coruña. The city grew around a shrine housing the reputed tomb of Saint James the Great (discovered in the ninth century) and has long been a pilgrimage center.

Santia′go de los Ca•ba•lle′ros

(də lɔs ˌkɑ bɑlˈyɛər oʊs)
n. a city in the N central Dominican Republic. 278,638.
Thesaurus
Noun1.Santiago de los Caballeros - city in the northern Dominican RepublicSantiago de los Caballeros - city in the northern Dominican RepublicSantiagoDominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola

Santiago de los Caballeros


Santiago de los Caballeros

(säntyä`gō dā lōs käbäyā`rōs), city (1993 pop. 364,859), N Dominican Republic, on the Yaque del Norte River. The second most important city in the country, it is a rail and road junction in the center of the fertile region known as the Cibao lowland. The region produces subsistence crops, sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, and cotton. Tobacco products and some light manufacturing are the dominant economic activities. Santiago is the commercial center and distribution point for the most densely populated part of the country. It was founded in 1504 and in 1844 was the site of a decisive battle in the Dominican Republic's war of independence.

Santiago de los Caballeros


  • noun

Synonyms for Santiago de los Caballeros

noun city in the northern Dominican Republic

Synonyms

  • Santiago

Related Words

  • Dominican Republic
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