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ST. CHRISTOPHER
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
Synonyms:
Saint Christopher; Saint Kitts; St. Christopher; St. Kitts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("St. Christopher" is a part of...):
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; St. Christopher-Nevis; St. Kitts and Nevis (a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
Synonyms:
Christopher; Saint Christopher; St. Christopher
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
patron saint (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)
