Meanings
alternative St. Lawrence River · alternative Saint-Lawrence River · alternative St.-Lawrence River · alternative St-Lawrence River
- A large river in Canada, connecting the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Origin
- Middle FrenchFleuve sainct Laurens
- Frenchfleuve Saint-Laurent
- EnglishSaint Lawrence River
From Saint Lawrence + river. Calque of French fleuve Saint-Laurent. From Middle French Fleuve sainct Laurens. Named after Roman martyr Saint Lawrence. Coined by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. In turn named after the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, itself coined by another French explorer, Jacques Cartier, which lies at the mouth of the river. That bay was named for being discovered on the Feast Day of Saint Lawrence, 10 August 1535.
More words from French, Middle French
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Bulgarian Река Сейнт Лорънс
- Река Сейнт Лорънс (Reka Sejnt Lorăns)river
Catalan Riu Sant Llorenç
- Riu Sant Llorençriver
Czech Řeka svatého Vavřince
- Řeka svatého Vavřinceriver
Danish Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrenceriver
Dutch Sint-Laurens
- Sint-Laurensriver
Finnish Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrenceriver
French Saint-Laurent
- Saint-Laurentriver
German Sankt-Lorenz-Strom
- Sankt-Lorenz-Stromriver
Greek Άγιος Λαυρέντιος
- Άγιος Λαυρέντιος (Ágios Lavréntios)river
Hungarian Szent Lőrinc-folyó
- Szent Lőrinc-folyóriver
Irish Abhainn San Labhrás
- Abhainn San Labhrásriver
Italian San Lorenzo
- San Lorenzoriver
Norwegian Bokmål St. Lawrence
- St. Lawrenceriver
Polish Rzeka Świętego Wawrzyńca
- Rzeka Świętego Wawrzyńcariver
Portuguese São Lourenço, Rio São Lourenço
- São Lourençoriver
- Rio São Lourençoriver
Romanian Sfântul Laurențiu
- Sfântul Laurențiuriver
Russian Река́ Свято́го Лавре́нтия
- Река́ Свято́го Лавре́нтия (Reká Svjatóvo Lavréntija)river
Slovak Rieka svätého Vavrinca
- Rieka svätého Vavrincariver
Spanish Río San Lorenzo
- Río San Lorenzoriver
Swedish Saint Lawrencefloden
- Saint Lawrenceflodenriver
Ukrainian Рі́чка Свято́го Лавре́нтія
- Рі́чка Свято́го Лавре́нтія (Ríčka Svjatóho Lavréntija)river
Cite this entry
Saint Lawrence River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Lawrence%20River
“Saint Lawrence River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Lawrence%20River. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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