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SAINT JOHN'S

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saint John's mean? 

SAINT JOHN'S (noun)
  The noun SAINT JOHN'S has 2 senses:

1. a port and provincial capital of Newfoundlandplay

2. the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antiguaplay

  Familiarity information: SAINT JOHN'S used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAINT JOHN'S (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A port and provincial capital of Newfoundland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Saint John's; St. John's

Instance hypernyms:

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

provincial capital (the capital city of a province)

Holonyms ("Saint John's" is a part of...):

Newfoundland and Labrador (a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Antigua and Barbuda; Saint John's; St. John's

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Saint John's" is a part of...):

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the northern Leeward Islands)


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