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Santander.

Santander (a city in Cantabria, Spain)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

name/santanˈdeɾ/[sãn̪.t̪ãn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  1. Santander (a city in Cantabria, Spain)

  2. Santander (a department of Colombia)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish Santander (c. late 13th c.), possibly from Latin sānctus Emeterius (see Emeterius and Celedonius), via the forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander, a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century; less likely from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander).

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