Santa Fe

¹

[san-tuh fey]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of New Mexico, in the N part: founded c1605.

2. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.

Santa Fé

²

[san-tuh fey, sahn-tah fe]

noun

1. a city in E Argentina.

Santa Fe

noun

1. a city in N central New Mexico, capital of the state: one of the oldest European settlements in North America, founded in 1610 as the capital of the Kingdom of New Mexico; developed trade with the US by the Santa Fe Trail in the early 19th century. Pop: 66 476 (2003 est)

2. an inland port in E Argentina, on the Salado River: University of the Littoral (1920). Pop: 492 000 (2005 est)

Santa Fe

1. Capital of New Mexico.

Other Word Forms

• Santa Fean noun

Example Sentences

The maps include a new congressional seat in Los Angeles County that would stretch through the southeast cities of Downey, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier and Lakewood.

From Los Angeles Times

He had already had several surgeries since he was first taken to the Santa Fe clinic in June.

From BBC

In 1887, some 120,000 passengers were brought into Los Angeles by the Southern Pacific railroad, while the Santa Fe served the region with as many as four passenger trains a day.

From Los Angeles Times

“Can I ask you a question?” an immigration agent asked a man at the Santa Fe Springs swap meet.

From Los Angeles Times

“Rodeo’s a dying thing,” says Busch, who lives in Santa Fe.

From Los Angeles Times