Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island country of the West Indies in the Windward Islands south of Martinique. The island was probably sighted by Columbus in 1502. Resistance from the Carib inhabitants defeated several attempts at colonization by the English in the early 1600s, although France succeeded in establishing a settlement in the mid-1600s. The island changed hands several times between the two powers until the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1814), when it passed definitively to Great Britain. St. Lucia joined the West Indies Federation (1958–1962), gaining self-government in 1967 and full independence in 1979. Castries is the capital.
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- proper noun A
country in theCaribbean . Official name: Saint Lucia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
- noun a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique
Etymologies
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Examples
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The weather was fine, and I did not expect to be long in running across to Saint Lucia, which is one of the nearest islands in the Caribbean Sea to Barbadoes.
Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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For some of these, such as Saint Lucia, bananas are a principal export.
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Primary legislation will be necessary in Antigua, Canada and Saint Lucia.
Royal equality act will end succession of first born male - rather than older sister 2011
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The Catholic roots come from Sicily where Saint Lucia was killed for her beliefs and subsequently celebrated as a saint during the old Julian calendar winter solstice - on the 13th of December.
Kalle Bergman: Saint Lucia Day And Swedish Lussebullar Kalle Bergman 2010
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But the Church couldn't persuade the people to stop celebrating Saint Lucia, and so it has lived on ever since, both as a religious celebration and a cultural festivity.
Kalle Bergman: Saint Lucia Day And Swedish Lussebullar Kalle Bergman 2010
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The Catholic roots come from Sicily where Saint Lucia was killed for her beliefs and subsequently celebrated as a saint during the old Julian calendar winter solstice - on the 13th of December.
Kalle Bergman: Saint Lucia Day And Swedish Lussebullar Kalle Bergman 2010
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But the Church couldn't persuade the people to stop celebrating Saint Lucia, and so it has lived on ever since, both as a religious celebration and a cultural festivity.
Kalle Bergman: Saint Lucia Day And Swedish Lussebullar Kalle Bergman 2010
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Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops.
Saint Lucia 2009
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The World Database on Protected Areas reports 80 nationally recognized protected areas in Saint Lucia (29 more that in the summary above):
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Protected area highlights for Saint Lucia (January 31, 2008):
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