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st. john's

/ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
st. john's
IPA
/ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.

name

The capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

name

A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

name

A civil parish of County Kildare, Ireland.

name

A civil parish of County Roscommon, Ireland.

name

A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

name

Any of many particular churches or schools named after one of the saints named John.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint John, with the name being a reference to a former name of the island (St. John's Island). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Inflected Forms

Saint John's (alternative) St John's (alternative)

Phrases

Saint John St. John St John

Frequently Paired Words

Saint John St. John St John

Homonyms

Saint Johns Saint John's St John's St. Johns

Questions

How do you pronounce st. john's?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/.
What does st. john's mean?
The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.
Where does st. john's come from?
The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint John, with the name being a reference to a former name of the island (St. John's Island). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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