Saint Vincent en · PROPN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent
- An island of the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: a country in the Caribbean.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| St-Vincent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Saint-Vincent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| St. Vincent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| St Vincent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| St.-Vincent | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Vincentian · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Petit Saint Vincent