Saint George
English
Etymology
The parishes are named after Saint George (d. 303).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɪnt ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/
- Hyphenation: Saint George
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒ
Proper noun
- (Christianity) Patron saint of England and several other places; legendary killer of a dragon.
- A parish of Antigua and Barbuda.
- A parish of Barbados.
- A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A parish in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Related terms
Translations
Patron saint of England and several other places
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Further reading
- “Saint George”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Saint George”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Saint George”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Saint George”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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