| 1. | an island in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies: part of the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; a member of the former West Indies Associated States. 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km). |
| 2. | a former British colony comprising this island and the N Grenadines. |
| 3. | Cape, the SW tip of Portugal: naval battle 1797. |
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| 1. | Saint, died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers. |
| 2. | a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “conquering.” |
| Saint Vincent An island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the central Windward Islands of the West Indies. Visited by Columbus in 1498, the island proved difficult to colonize due to strong resistance from its Carib inhabitants. The British established a settlement in the mid-1700s and held the island, except for a brief occupation by the French (1779-1783), thereafter, finally defeating the Caribs in 1797. |
| Saint Vincent, Cape A promontory at the southwest extremity of Portugal. Prince Henry the Navigator established (c. 1420) an observatory and a school of navigation nearby. |