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saint lucia

/seɪnt ˈlu.ʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t lu-cia
IPA
/seɪnt ˈlu.ʃə/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island and country in the Caribbean. Capital: Castries.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse. Legend says that the French sailors were shipwrecked on the island on the feast of Saint Lucy (13 December) of 1502.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /seɪnt ˈlu.ʃə/
  • British English: /seɪnt ˈluː.ʃə/

Inflected Forms

St. Lucia (abbreviation)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

Castries

Rhymes With

lucia fuchsia katyusha hibakusha brucia

Questions

How do you pronounce saint lucia?
The recorded pronunciation is /seɪnt ˈlu.ʃə/.
What does saint lucia mean?
An island and country in the Caribbean. Capital: Castries.
Where does saint lucia come from?
It is traced to French.

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