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San⋅ti⋅a⋅go

  [san-tee-ah-goh; Sp. sahn-tyah-gaw]
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–noun
1. a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part. 1,759,087.
2. Also called Santia⋅go de Com⋅pos⋅te⋅la  [duh-kom-puh-stel-uh; Sp. the kawm-paws-te-lah] . a city in NW Spain: pilgrimage center; cathedral. 70,893.
3. a city in SW Panama. 14,595.
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San·ti·a·go   (sān'tē-ä'gō, sän'-)   
  1. The capital and largest city of Chile, in the central part of the country east-southeast of Valparaiso. On a plain in the foothills of the Andes, it was founded in 1541. Population: 4,830,000.
  2. also Santiago de los Ca·bal·le·ros (dā' lōs kä'bəl-yěr'ōz, dě lōs kä'vä-yě'rōs) A city of northern Dominican Republic northwest of Santo Domingo. Settled c. 1500, it is a transportation hub in a fertile agricultural region. Population: 507,000.
  3. also Santiago de Com·pos·te·la (də kŏm'pə-stěl'ə, thě kōm'pōs-tě'lä) A city of northwest Spain south-southwest of La Coruña. The city grew around a shrine housing the reputed tomb of Saint James the Great (discovered in the ninth century) and has long been a pilgrimage center. Population: 93,700.
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Santiago [(san-tee-ah-goh, sahn-tee-ah-goh)]

Capital of Chile and the largest city in the country, located in central Chile; commercial and political center of Chile and one of the largest cities in South America.

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