Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Alternative forms

Etymology

After the island of Saint Vincent (sighted by Columbus on the feast day of St Vincent of Saragossa (22 January) in 1498), and the Grenadines (named after the city of Granada, in Spain).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/, /- ˌɡɹɛ.nəˈdiːnz/
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  • Hyphenation: Saint Vin‧cent and the Gre‧na‧dines

Proper noun

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (abbreviation SVG)

  2. An archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines.

Meronyms

islands
parishes
constituencies
  • Central Kingstown
  • Central Leeward
  • East Kingstown
  • East Saint George
  • Marriaqua
  • North Central Windward
  • Northern Grenadines
  • North Leeward
  • North Windward
  • South Central Windward
  • Southern Grenadines
  • South Leeward
  • South Windward
  • West Kingstown
  • West Saint George
cities, towns, and villages

Descendants

  • → Japanese: セントビンセント・グレナディーン (Sento Binsento Gurenadīn) (calque)

Translations

See also

countries in North America (appendix)edit

Further reading

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