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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Santa Rita.
Proper noun
Santa Rita
- A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From Spanish Santa Rita.
Proper noun
Santa Rita
- Rita of Cascia
Etymology 2
Named after Saint Rita of Cascia.
Proper noun
Santa Rita
- A barangay of Asturias, Cebu, Philippines
- A municipality of Samar, Philippines
- A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines
Quotations
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Portuguese
Etymology
Named after Saint Rita of Cascia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Santa Rita
- A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil
- A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil
- A neighborhood of Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsanta ˈrita/
- Syllabification: San‧ta Ri‧ta
Proper noun
Santa Rita m
- A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador