"Compostela" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Compostela}} Spanish Compostela, {{der|en|gl|Compostela}} Galician Compostela, {{der|en|la|compositella||the little well-organized one}} Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), {{m|la|compositus|composita|put together, arranged}} composita (“put together, arranged”), {{m|la|-ella||-elle: forming diminutives}} -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), {{m|la|compōnō|compōnere|to put together}} compōnere (“to put together”), {{m|la|con-||with, together}} con- (“with, together”), {{m|la|pono|pōnere|to put, to place}} pōnere (“to put, to place”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Compostela
  1. Synonym of Santiago de Compostela, a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site. Categories (place): Cities in Galicia, Cities in Spain, Places in Galicia, Places in Spain Synonyms: Santiago de Compostela [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Compostela-en-name-WysNz6ZX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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