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Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent proper noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent. Also the ellipsis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Proper noun

Saint Vincent

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent
  2. An island of the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Also used as

Saint Vincent is also the ellipsis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Forms of Saint Vincent

alternative formSt. Vincent
alternative formSt Vincent
alternative formSt.-Vincent
alternative formSt-Vincent
alternative formSaint-Vincent

Origin of Saint Vincent

saint+Vincent. * (island): Calque from Spanish, from Italian. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1498, after the island was sighted on St Vincent's Day, 22 January 1498.

Words formed from Saint Vincent

Questions about Saint Vincent

What does Saint Vincent mean?
Saint Vincent means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent.
What part of speech is Saint Vincent?
Saint Vincent is a proper noun.

Words near Saint Vincent in the dictionary

  1. Saint Stephen's Days
  2. Saint Thomas
  3. Saint Thomas Lowland
  4. Saint Valentine's Day
  5. Saint Verhaegen
  6. Saint Vincent
  7. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  8. Saint Vincentian
  9. Saint Vincentians
  10. Saint Vitus' dance
  11. saint's day

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