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saint vincent and the grenadines

/seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
Saint Vin-cent and the Gre-na-dines
IPA
/seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/
39
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/
  • British English: /seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/

Inflected Forms

SVG (abbreviation) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (alternative) St Vincent and the Grenadines (alternative) St. Vincent & the Grenadines (alternative) St Vincent & the Grenadines (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Grenadinese Vincentian

Questions

How do you pronounce saint vincent and the grenadines?
The recorded pronunciation is /seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/.
What does saint vincent and the grenadines mean?
An archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines.
Where does saint vincent and the grenadines come from?
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).

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