Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saint vincent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: sain-t vin-cent
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent

name

An island of the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

name

Ellipsis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: a country in the Caribbean.

Etymology

saint+Vincent. * (island): Calque from Spanish, from Italian. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1498, after the island was sighted on St Vincent's Day, 22 January 1498.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

St. Vincent (alternative) St Vincent (alternative) St.-Vincent (alternative) St-Vincent (alternative) Saint-Vincent (alternative)

Derived Forms

Vincentian

Phrases

Petit Saint Vincent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Frequently Paired Words

Vincentian

Questions

What does saint vincent mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Vincent., a saint named Vincent
Where does saint vincent come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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