St. John

[ seynt jon; for 1 also sin-juhn ]

noun
  1. Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.

  2. an island of the Virgin Islands of the United States, in the E West Indies. About 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km).

  1. Lake, a lake in SE Canada, in Quebec province, draining into the Saguenay River. 365 sq. mi. (945 sq. km).

  2. a river in the NE United States and SE Canada, flowing NE and E from Maine to New Brunswick province and then S to the Bay of Fundy. 450 miles (725 km) long.

  3. a seaport in S New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the St. John River.

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How to use St. John in a sentence

  • These lots were all facing the St. John river, and extending back parallel with each other.

    Young Lion of the Woods | Thomas Barlow Smith
  • The tide went up St. John River with an impulse which flooded undiked lowlands, yet there was no storm dangerous to shipping.

    The Lady of Fort St. John | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • Advancing and pausing with equal caution, a man came out of the northern forest toward St. John River.

    The Lady of Fort St. John | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • The Indians of the St. John river, who had been fairly quiet for some years, took the warpath with great alacrity.

    Glimpses of the Past | W. O. Raymond
  • Representatives of the St. John river tribe arrived a few days later.

    Glimpses of the Past | W. O. Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for St John

St John

/ (ˈsɪndʒən) /


noun
  1. Henry. See (1st Viscount) Bolingbroke

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