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St. Joseph

St. Joseph proper noun: joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus.

Proper noun

St. Joseph

  1. Joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus.
  2. A town, the parish seat of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Berrien County, Michigan, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.

Forms of St. Joseph

alternative formSaint Joseph

Origin of St. Joseph

The placenames all come ultimately from the saint's name, either directly (as tributes) or indirectly (if inspired by previously founded places of the same name).

Words formed from St. Joseph

Questions about St. Joseph

What does St. Joseph mean?
St. Joseph means joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus.
What part of speech is St. Joseph?
St. Joseph is a proper noun.

Words near St. Joseph in the dictionary

  1. St. John's worts
  2. St. Johns
  3. St. Johns County
  4. St. Johns River
  5. St. Johnsbury
  6. St. Joseph
  7. St. Joseph County
  8. St. Joseph River
  9. St. Joseph's
  10. St. Kitts & Nevis
  11. St. Kitts and Nevis

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