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Santa Clara
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English
Etymology
The Spanish named a California Mission Santa Clara de Asís after Saint Clare of Assisi in the late 18th century. Eventually the name was extended by linguists to mean the native Tamyen people gathered at the mission and their primary language.
Pronunciation
en /ˌsæn.tə ˈklɑː.ɹə/ UK
en /ˌsæn.tə ˈklɛɚ.ə/ /-ˈklæɹ.ə/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Santa Clara.wav Southern England
en ɑːɹə ɛəɹə æɹə 4
en San ta Cla ra San ta Clar a
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to the Santa Clara Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Tewa they speak.
Derived terms
en Santa Clara Pueblo
Noun
p
A List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Proper noun
1
en Q159260 en city co/Santa Clara County s/California c/US. TopoZone: Santa Clara, California
en Sta. Clara
en Luis Giraldo Bad Bunny lyrics to know before his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show w:CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-bunny-lyrics-2026-super-bowl-halftime-show/ 2026-02-08 When Bad Bunny took center stage for the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Puerto Rican artist made history as the first music star with a primarily Spanish-language repertoire to do so. https://web.archive.org/web/20260209031552/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-bunny-lyrics-2026-super-bowl-halftime-show/
A mission located in the eponymous city.
The native people of this region.
en Tamyen Thamien Tamien
The native language spoken in this region.
en Tamyen Thamien Tamien
The pueblo inhabited by the Santa Clara Pueblo people.
en numerous other places:
en Q211590 en city p/Villa Clara c/Cuba.
en Q1154786 en town dept/San Vicente c/El Salvador.
en Q10367770 en cpar city/Lisbon c/Portugal.
en CDP co/Lane County s/Oregon c/US.
Derived terms
en Santa Clara County Sta. Clara
References
Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. 0-87919-141-4.
Further reading
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Portuguese
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Pronunciation
pt San ta Cla ra
Proper noun
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pt Santa Clara Q10367770
Usage notes
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
the name Saint Clare
any of a number of places named after Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy
es Santa Clara Q1154786