English Explanatory Dictionary

St. Joseph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Joseph, the husband of Saint Mary and legal father of Jesus.
  2. The name of many places, including:
  3. A town, the parish seat of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Berrien County, Michigan, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.

Word forms

St. Joseph Saint Joseph

Etymology

The placenames all come ultimately from the saint's name, either directly (as tributes) or indirectly (if inspired by previously founded places of the same name).

Derived words

St. Joseph County St. Joseph River
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