St. George

noun

a town in SW Utah.

Definition for st. george (2 of 4)

St. George's
[ jawr-jiz ]
/ ˈdʒɔr dʒɪz /

noun

a seaport on and the capital of Grenada, in the SW part.

Definition for st. george (3 of 4)

Grenada
[ gri-ney-duh ]
/ grɪˈneɪ də /

noun

one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
an independent country comprising this island and the S Grenadines: a former British colony; gained independence 1974: scene of invasion by U.S. and Caribbean forces 1983. 133 sq. mi. (344 sq. km). Capital: St. George's.
a town in central Mississippi.

OTHER WORDS FROM Grenada

Gre·na·di·an [gri-ney-dee-uh n] /grɪˈneɪ di ən/, adjective, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Grenada

Granada Grenada

Definition for st. george (4 of 4)

George 2
[ jawrj; for 4 also German gey-ohr-guh ]
/ dʒɔrdʒ; for 4 also German geɪˈoʊr gə /

noun

British Dictionary definitions for st. george (1 of 3)

George 1
/ (dʒɔːdʒ) /

noun

David Lloyd . See Lloyd George
Sir Edward (Alan John), known as Eddie. 1938–2009, British economist, governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003)
Henry. 1839–97, US economist: advocated a single tax on land values, esp in Progress and Poverty (1879)
Saint. died ?303 ad, Christian martyr, the patron saint of England; the hero of a legend in which he slew a dragon. Feast day: April 23
(German ɡeˈɔrɡə) Stefan (Anton) (ˈʃtɛfan). 1868–1933, German poet and aesthete. Influenced by the French Symbolists, esp Mallarmé and later by Nietzsche, he sought for an idealized purity of form in his verse. He refused Nazi honours and went into exile in 1933

British Dictionary definitions for st. george (2 of 3)

George 2
/ (dʒɔːdʒ) /

noun

British informal the automatic pilot in an aircraft

Word Origin for George

C20: originally a slang name for an airman

British Dictionary definitions for st. george (3 of 3)

Grenada
/ (ɡrɛˈneɪdə) /

noun

an island state in the Caribbean, in the Windward Islands: formerly a British colony (1783–1967); since 1974 an independent state within the Commonwealth; occupied by US troops (1983–85); mainly agricultural. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: East Caribbean dollar. Capital: St George's. Pop: 109 590 (2013 est). Area: 344 sq km (133 sq miles)

Cultural definitions for st. george

Grenada
[ (gruh-nay-duh) ]

Nation in the West Indies, about one hundred miles off the coast of South America. Its capital and largest city is St. George's.

notes for Grenada

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan of the United States ordered an invasion of the island, allegedly to protect some one thousand American citizens from Cuban military personnel on the island.