St. Vincent


noun

an island in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies: part of the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; a member of the former West Indies Associated States. 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km).
a former British colony comprising this island and the N Grenadines.
Cape, the SW tip of Portugal: naval battle 1797.

Definition for saint vincent (2 of 2)

Vincent
[ vin-suh nt ]
/ ˈvɪn sənt /

noun

Saint,died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “conquering.”

British Dictionary definitions for saint vincent

Saint Vincent

abbreviation St Vincent


noun

Cape Saint Vincent a headland at the SW extremity of Portugal: scene of several important naval battles, notably in 1797, when the British defeated the French and Spanish
Gulf Saint Vincent a shallow inlet of SE South Australia, to the east of the Yorke Peninsula: salt industry