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St. Clair

St. Clair proper noun: a township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Also the alternative form of Sinclair.

Proper noun

St. Clair

  1. A township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A city in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A small city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. A borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Also used as

St. Clair is also the alternative form of Sinclair.

Forms of St. Clair

alternative formSt Clair
alternative formSaint Clair
alternative formSaint-Clair
alternative formSt-Clair
alternative formSt.-Clair

Origin of St. Clair

An abbreviation of Saint Clair, variant of Saint Clare under influence from French Claire, a calque of Latin Sancta Clara (“holy Clara”), chiefly in reference to Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi. The placenames listed below are typically spelt St. Clair—abbreviated with punctuation—following North American practice.

Words formed from St. Clair

Questions about St. Clair

What does St. Clair mean?
St. Clair means a township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
What part of speech is St. Clair?
St. Clair is a proper noun.

Words near St. Clair in the dictionary

  1. St. Brieux
  2. St. Catharines
  3. St. Charles
  4. St. Charles County
  5. St. Charles Parish
  6. St. Clair
  7. St. Clair County
  8. St. Clair River
  9. St. Claire
  10. St. Clairsville
  11. St. Clare

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