Santiago de Com ‧ po ‧ stel ‧ a /sæntiˌɑːɡəʊ də kɒmpɒˈstelə $ -də kɑːmpə-/ BrE AmE
a city in northwest Spain, where the body of St James, one of Jesus Christ's ↑ disciple s , is supposed to be buried. It is famous as a place which ↑ pilgrim s (=people making a religious journey) have visited for hundreds of years.