Saint vincent

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent
  2. 2
    An island of the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: a country in the Caribbean. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms
vincent

Etymology

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.

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