Saint Vincent

proper noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative St. Vincent · alternative St Vincent · alternative St.-Vincent · alternative St-Vincent · alternative Saint-Vincent

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent
  2. An island of the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: a country in the Caribbean.

Origin

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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APA

Saint Vincent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Vincent

MLA

“Saint Vincent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Vincent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint Vincent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Vincent.

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