santa cruz

noun

1. a city on the coast of California.
2. an island in NW Santa Barbara Islands.
3. a city in central Bolivia.
4. St. Croix(def 1).

noun

1. a province of S Argentina, on the Atlantic: consists of a large part of Patagonia, with the forested foothills of the Andes in the west Capital: Río Gallegos. Pop: 206 897 (2000 est). Area: 243 940 sq km (94 186 sq miles)
2. a city in E Bolivia: the second largest town in Bolivia. Pop: 1 352 000 (2005 est)
3. another name for Saint Croix

noun

1. Alvaro de Bazán. 1526–88, Spanish naval commander, who proposed, assembled, and prepared the Spanish Armada but died shortly before it sailed for England