Santa Clara
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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.
Proper noun
Santa Clara
- A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
- A mission located in the eponymous city.
- The native people of this region.
- The native language spoken in this region.
- A city in Villa Clara, in the middle of Cuba.
- A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
- A town in the San Vicente department, El Salvador
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Santa Clara County
- (Santa Clara, California, USA): Sta. Clara (abbreviation)
See also
Santa Clara, California on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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. →ISBN.
Further reading
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