Definition of St. lucia

1. Noun. A country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979.

Exact synonyms: Saint Lucia
Group relationships: Oas, Organization Of American States
Generic synonyms: Country, Land, State
Group relationships: Caribbean, Windward Islands, Windward Isles
Terms within: Saint Lucia, Castries

2. Noun. A volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique.
Exact synonyms: Saint Lucia
Group relationships: Saint Lucia
Generic synonyms: Island

Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Lucia

St. John Chrysostom
St. John River
St. John the Apostle
St. John the Baptist
St. Johns
St. Johns River
St. Joseph
St. Jude
St. Kitts
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Leo I
St. Louis
St. Lucia
St. Luke
St. Luke's summer
St. Maarten
St. Mark
St. Martin
St. Mary Magdalen
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary of Bethlehem
St. Matthew
St. Matthew the Apostle
St. Nicholas
St. Nick
St. Olaf
St. Olav

Literary usage of St. lucia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to the Materials for American History, to 1783 by Charles McLean Andrews (1912)
"A series of letters from st. lucia and St. Vincent, etc., of value. ... Account of the Settlement of st. lucia by the Duke of Montague.1 Evidence similar to ..."

2. Guide to the Materials for American History, to 1783 by Charles McLean Andrews (1912)
"st. lucia. 1709-1798. Miscellaneous. I. 1717-1730. Papers relating to the respective claims of the English II. The bundle contains a few papers of date ..."

3. The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwards (1806)
"Conquest of st. lucia.—Description of Guadaloupe.—Proceedings against that Island-.-^-Its Surrender completes the Conquest of the French West India Colonies ..."

4. The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces by John Marshall (1805)
"st. lucia taken by the British....St. Vincents and Grenada by the French. ... st. lucia surrendered to the British, in compensation for st. vin«nt. which ..."

5. Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts: Forming the Third by Jameson (Anna) (1857)
"So is st. lucia with one of these or both : st. lucia with her lamp or her eyes, is always expressive of light., the light of divine wisdom. ..."

6. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... i The following is the'Jat of the Fleet with Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercrombie, fB at the recapture of st. lucia, on the 25th May, 1796. ..."

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