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Santander.

A city and port, the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain.

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name/ˌsæntænˈdɛə(ɹ)/
  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

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Santander. 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.

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