Saint John

American  

noun

1. Lake, Lac Saint-Jean.

2. a seaport in S New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the Bay of Fundy.

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Saint John British  

noun

1. a port in E Canada, at the mouth of the St John River: the largest city in New Brunswick; very often not abbreviated to `St'. Pop: 90 762 (2001)

2. an island in the Caribbean, in the Virgin Islands of the US. Pop: 4197 (2000). Area: 49 sq km (19 sq miles)

3. a lake in Canada, in S Quebec: drained by the Saguenay River. Area: 971 sq km (375 sq miles)

4. a river in E North America, rising in Maine, US, and flowing northeast to New Brunswick, Canada, then generally southeast to the Bay of Fundy. Length: 673 km (418 miles)

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Saint John

"We're worried they hate us," a Maine retiree sitting with friends told AFP in Fort Kent, as she nodded towards Canada, visible across the Saint John River.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Judging will be actress Issa Rae, marketing executive Bozoma Saint John, private equity partners Will Bumpus and Ted Oberwager, and Ann Miller, Nike’s executive vice president of global sports marketing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

Estabrooks expects Saint John to handle more than 200,000 containers this year, up from about 86,000 boxes in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

The most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, Pope and martyr.

From BBC ● May 9, 2025

Once we got to the lake he waded in, up to his knees, and beckoned dramatically like Saint John the Baptist.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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