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)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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

• Norte de Santander

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/

• Audio:

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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

• santandereano
• santanderiense
• santanderino