Cantabria
geographical name
Can·ta·bria
| \ kän-ˈtä-brē-ä
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variants:
or formerly Santander \ sän-ˈtän-der
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Definition of Cantabria
province of northern Spain in the northern part of the region of Old Castile bordering on the Bay of Biscay; capital Santander area 2042 square miles (5289 square kilometers), population 592,542