Saint Lucia

British  

/ ˈluːʃə /

noun

1. an island state in the Caribbean, in the Windward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles: a volcanic island; gained self-government in 1967 as a British Associated State; attained full independence within the Commonwealth in 1979. Official language: English. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: E Caribbean dollar. Capital: Castries. Pop: 162 781 (2013 est). Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Mr Tobierre was aged seven when he arrived in the UK from Saint Lucia, and married British citizen Caroline in 1975.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

Gold medalist Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia was second in 10.77,and Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith of Ivory Coast was third in 10.90.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

The four others in the region are Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023

Born in Britain to an English mother and a father from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, Mr. Roberts was one of the few men of color in the fashion industry of his era.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

One in the time of Père Labat blew away the walls of a fort;—that of 1780 destroyed the lives of twenty-two thousand people in four islands: Martinique, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent, and Barbadoes.

From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio