English Explanatory Dictionary

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/ /- ˌɡɹɛ.nəˈdiːnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.wav en-us-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.ogg

Word forms

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG St. Vincent and the Grenadines St Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent & the Grenadines St Vincent & the Grenadines

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).

Related words

Grenadinese Vincentian
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