Santa Clara

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.

Santa Clara

2. A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

   Synonym: Sta. Clara

3. A mission located in the eponymous city.
4. The native people of this region.

   Synonyms: Tamyen, Thamien, Tamien

5. The native language spoken in this region.

   Synonyms: Tamyen, Thamien, Tamien

6. Numerous other places:
   2. A city in Villa Clara, Cuba.
   4. A town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
   6. a civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal.
   7. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

• 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.

• Ethnologue entry for Santa Clara, cst ⁠

• Hyphenation: San‧ta Cla‧ra

Santa Clara f

1. Santa Clara (a civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal)

• Santa Clara is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsanta ˈklaɾa/ [ˌsãn̪.t̪a ˈkla.ɾa]
• Syllabification: San‧ta Cla‧ra

Santa Clara f

1. the name Saint Clare
2. any of a number of places named after Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy
3. Santa Clara (a town in San Vicente department, El Salvador)