Saint John's
Britishnoun
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a port in Canada, capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, on the E coast of the Avalon Peninsula. Pop: 122 709 (2001)
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the capital of Antigua and Barbuda: a port on the NW coast of the island of Antigua. Pop: 24 226 (2000 est)
Example Sentences
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In the nave she will swear an oath on the Saint John's Bible, the first time a new bible has been used since 1945, in what is being seen as a reflection of modernisation.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
DP World, the Dubai-based global ports operator, operates Saint John’s container terminal and recently agreed to develop and operate the new terminal at Montreal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
In Santa Monica, doctors at the emergency department at Providence Saint John’s Health Center treated patients suffering from smoke inhalation, eye irritation and minor burns.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
Think of how your ears pop when the plane quickly ascends or descends, says Rudolph Bedford, a gastroenterologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in California.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Master Simon’s Off to be a monk, and thou Must ride his fist to Saint John’s Abbey, Save that I will free thee now.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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