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Saint Croix

British  
/ krɔɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: Santa Cruz.  an island in the Caribbean, the largest of the Virgin Islands of the US: purchased from Denmark by the US in 1917. Chief town: Christiansted. Pop: 53 234 (2000). Area: 207 sq km (80 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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With a watershed that covers about 7,600 square miles, the Saint Croix is one of the original eight U.S. rivers designated as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2022

The islands include Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas and many other minor islands.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2019

Roy Emile Alfredo Innis was born in Christiansted, on the island of Saint Croix, on June 6, 1934.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2017

But James believes the modest style of the man from Saint Croix in the U.S.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2013

Water Island is supposed to be a part of the United States Virgin Islands, but we were never sainted like Saint Thomas or Saint John or Saint Croix, and so everyone forgets we exist.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

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