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St. Lawrence Island

St. Lawrence Island proper noun: an island in the Bering Sea, belonging to Alaska, United States. Main settlements: Gambell and Savoonga.

Proper noun

St. Lawrence Island

  1. An island in the Bering Sea, belonging to Alaska, United States. Main settlements: Gambell and Savoonga.

Origin of St. Lawrence Island

Named by Vitus Bering on Saint Lawrence's feast day, 10 August 1728.

Words formed from St. Lawrence Island

Questions about St. Lawrence Island

What does St. Lawrence Island mean?
St. Lawrence Island means an island in the Bering Sea, belonging to Alaska, United States. Main settlements: Gambell and Savoonga.
What part of speech is St. Lawrence Island?
St. Lawrence Island is a proper noun.

Words near St. Lawrence Island in the dictionary

  1. St. Kitts & Nevis
  2. St. Kitts and Nevis
  3. St. Landry Parish
  4. St. Lawrence
  5. St. Lawrence County
  6. St. Lawrence Island
  7. St. Lawrence Island shrew
  8. St. Lawrence Island shrews
  9. St. Lawrence River
  10. St. Leger
  11. St. Lewis

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