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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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Saint Vincent
Today it means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent Full definition →