Santiago de Compostela

[san-tee-ah-goh; Sp. sahn-tyah-gaw]

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noun

a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part. 1,759,087.

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.

a city in SW Panama. 14,595.

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Santiago de Compostela (Spanish de kɔmpɔsˈtela)

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	Latin name: Campus Stellae a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St James. Pop: 92 339 (2003 est)

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