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St. James

St. James proper noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see St., James. A saint named James. Also the ellipsis of St. James Parish.

Proper noun

St. James (countable and uncountable, plural St. Jameses)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see St., James. A saint named James
  2. A district of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Stone County, Arkansas.
  4. A census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
  5. A census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland.
  6. An unincorporated community on Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  7. A city, the county seat of Watonwan County, Minnesota.
  8. A city in Phelps County, Missouri.
  9. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Nebraska.
  10. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York.
  11. A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
  12. (countable) A surname.
    Synonyms:
    Saint James, Saint-James, St James, St-James, St.-James

Also used as

St. James is also the ellipsis of St. James Parish.

St. James is also the alternative form of Saint James.

Synonyms of St. James

Forms of St. James

pluralSt. Jameses
alternative formSaint James
alternative formSaint-James
alternative formSt James
alternative formSt-James
alternative formSt.-James

Words formed from St. James

Questions about St. James

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

Words near St. James in the dictionary

  1. St. Hugh's bones
  2. St. Ignace
  3. St. Jacques
  4. St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
  5. St. Jacqueses
  6. St. James
  7. St. James City
  8. St. James Parish
  9. St. James Wort
  10. St. James' Way
  11. St. James' wort

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