Definitions

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  • proper noun An island in the West Indies, the northern island of the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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  • noun the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis

Etymologies

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Spanish san ("saint") Cristóbal ("Christopher")

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Examples

  • There was no more of the performance anxiety that pushed him into a false start in the 100, only a sheer release of power as he coasted down the stretch for an overwhelming win over France and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

    Bolt Leads Jamaica to Relay Record Associated Press 2011

  • The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows".

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows".

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • Nevis continues in its efforts to try and separate from Saint Kitts.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis is heavily dependent upon tourism revenues, which has replaced sugar, the traditional mainstay of the economy until the 1970s.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009

  • The United States, France, and the Netherlands recognize Venezuela's granting full effect to Aves Island, thereby claiming a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea; Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines protest Venezuela's full effect claim.

    Venezuela 2009

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