Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: santiago
IPA transcription: [s,ænti'ɑɡoʊ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Santiago, Santiago_de_Cuba
    Meaning: a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape
  • Synonyms: Gran_Santiago, Santiago, Santiago_de_Chile, capital_of_Chile
    Meaning: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
  • Synonyms: Santiago_de_Cuba, Santiago
    Meaning: a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
  • Synonyms: Santiago_de_los_Caballeros, Santiago
    Meaning: city in the northern Dominican Republic
Usage examples
  • THE COUNTESS DE SANTIAGO
  • "Captain Pershing," said the President, when the party was seated at the table, "did I ever meet you in the Santiago campaign?"
  • Nobody at the Savoy but the Countess de Santiago knows who I am, and she'll understand that it may be convenient for me to change my name.
  • Nobody paid the slightest attention to the newcomers, and Annesley settled down unobtrusively in a corner, while her companion went to scribble a line to the Countess de Santiago.
  • This regiment was sent immediately to Santiago, and took part in the short but spirited fighting at El Caney and San Juan hill--where a certain Colonel of the Rough Riders was in evidence.