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Saint Vincent

British  

noun

  1. a headland at the SW extremity of Portugal: scene of several important naval battles, notably in 1797, when the British defeated the French and Spanish

  2. a shallow inlet of SE South Australia, to the east of the Yorke Peninsula: salt industry

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Timothy Kelly, professor of history at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, said it’s an open question how many participants the pilgrimage will draw.

From Seattle Times

He also visited the Mount Saint Vincent Convent in the Bronx and interviewed nuns and priests.

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The skipper contacted the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard, which then notified the local police.

From New York Times

After his birth, they moved briefly to the island of Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where Thompson attended a public school built atop stilts on the beach until second grade.

From Los Angeles Times

St. Benedict is owned and operated by Saint Vincent Archabbey in Pennsylvania, the oldest Benedictine monastery in the country.

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