What does Santos mean? definition, meaning and audio pronunciation (Free English Language Dictionary)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Santos mean? 

• SANTOS (noun)   The noun SANTOS has 1 sense:

1. a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo

  Familiarity information: SANTOS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SANTOS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Santos" is a part of...):

Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)

 Context examples 

Cotabato, 29 in South Cotabato and seven in General Santos City.

(Aftershocks increase death toll of magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Philippines, Wikinews)

What Jo茫o dos Santos described was what we now call a mutualism between species.

(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Some of the most vulnerable cities include Rio de Janeiro, Santos (S茫o Paulo), Fortaleza (Cear谩), Recife (Pernambuco), Salvador (Bahia) and, in Brazil's South region, the Vale do Itaja铆 region of Santa Catarina, which in addition to the rising sea level, is at risk of becoming a hurricane route.

(Brazil's coastal cities more vulnerable to climate change, Agência Brasil)

SANTO DOMINGO

SANTOLINA

SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS

SANVITALIA

SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS

SANWA MILLET

SANYASI

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO

SAO FRANCISCO