St. Thomas
Americannoun
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an island in the Virgin Islands of the U.S., in the E West Indies. 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
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a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
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former name of Charlotte Amalie.
Example Sentences
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About the size of St. Thomas in the U.S.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
His mother, Valborg, who had emigrated from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, worked as a domestic; his father, Walter, who had emigrated from St. Croix, was a petty officer in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
"St. Thomas," which appeared on "Saxophone Colossus" and became his best-known song, incorporated Caribbean calypso that he had heard as a child.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The collaboration also included researchers from Tulane University, the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, the University of St. Thomas, and scientific partners in France.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Late one night in November 1996, while on a cardiology rotation at St. Thomas Hospital, in Nashville, Tennessee, he logged on to a hospital computer and went to a message board called techstocks.com.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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