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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Example Sentences

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Saint John

She has been going to a Saint John of God school for a year now.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 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

Saint John acknowledged that she is privileged to have a second home, but the loss is still extremely significant to her, as this house in Malibu was one she had “prayed for.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

Born in Saint John, Canada, Sutherland barely survived a series of childhood diseases, including infantile paralysis, rheumatoid fever and spinal meningitis.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

“Will the castle look like heaven, such as Saint John saw? Will it have towers sparkling with gold and bright gems?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein