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Pym, Barbara

(Encyclopedia)Pym, Barbara (Barbara Mary Crampton Pym), 1913–80, English writer. Her books are quiet comedies, often dealing with older, usually frustrated, and isolated characters. After success with such novels...

Villiers, Barbara

(Encyclopedia)Villiers, Barbara: see Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of. ...

Lucia, Santa

(Encyclopedia)Lucia, Santa: see Lucy, Saint.

Sophia, Santa

(Encyclopedia)Sophia, Santa: see Hagia Sophia. ...

Santa Catalina

(Encyclopedia)Santa Catalina sănˈtə kătˌəlēˈnə [key] or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Channel Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and 1 to 8 mi (1.6–12...

Santa Catarina

(Encyclopedia)Santa Catarina sänˈtə kətərēˈnə [key], state (1996 pop. 4,865,090), 37,060 sq mi (95,985 sq km), S Brazil. The capital is Florianópolis. ...

Santa Clarita

(Encyclopedia)Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby ...

Santa Claus

(Encyclopedia)Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. ...

Santa Isabel

(Encyclopedia)Santa Isabel: see Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ...

Santa Marta

(Encyclopedia)Santa Marta sänˈtä märˈtä [key], city (1993 pop. 270,253), capital of Magdalena dept., N Colombia, a port on the Caribbean Sea. The city's banana industry, operated by the United Fruit Company, ...