Kingstown

[ kingz-toun ]

/ ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn /

noun

a city in and the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on SW St. Vincent island.

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Definition for kingstown (2 of 2)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

noun

an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.

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Example sentences from the Web for kingstown

They intended to sleep that night in Dublin, and to return the next morning by way of Kingstown to the Stella.
The Three Admirals|W.H.G. Kingston
Many of her pupils belonged to the better-class families on the Kingstown and Dalkey line.
Dubliners|James Joyce
I seen the mails go on the boat at Kingstown, an' there was hundhreds of bags, no less.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
At Kingstown we were treated to a taste of nationality in the shape of a bit of a row between two carmen.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3|Various

I met him on Kingstown promenade the other day walking with an elastic step and with the brightness of youth in his eye.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for kingstown

Kingstown

/ (ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn) /

noun

the capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines: a port and resort. p.: 31 000 (2005 est)

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