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ST. MARTIN
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
Synonyms:
Saint Maarten; Saint Martin; St. Maarten; St. Martin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("St. Martin" is a part of...):
Leeward Islands (a group of islands in the eastern West Indies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
Synonyms:
Martin; St. Martin
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
