Santander

English

Etymology

Possibly from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander) or from Saint Emeterio (through forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsæntænˈdɛə(ɹ)/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Santander

  1. A city and port, the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain.
  2. A department in northern Colombia. See Wikipedia:Santander Department
  3. A Spanish surname

Derived terms

Catalan

Proper noun

Santander m

  1. Santander

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Santander.

Proper noun

Santander

  1. Santander; a city in Spain
  2. a surname from Spanish
  3. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Santander.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Santander.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /santanˈdeːɐ̯/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Santander n (proper noun, genitive Santanders or (optionally with an article) Santander)

  1. Santander (a city in Spain)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /santanˈdeɾ/ [sãn̪.t̪ãn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: San‧tan‧der

Proper noun

Santander ?

  1. Santander (a city in Cantabria, Spain)
  2. Santander (a department of Colombia)

Derived terms

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