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St. Helier

American  
[seynt hel-yer, san te-lyey] / ˌseɪnt ˈhɛl jər, sɛ̃ tɛˈljeɪ /

noun

  1. a seaport on the island of Jersey in the English Channel.


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A blast destroyed a three-story apartment block in St. Helier at about 4 a.m. on Saturday.

From Seattle Times Dec. 11, 2022

Fisherman John Dearing said the scene off St. Helier on Thursday was “like an invasion.”

From Seattle Times May 6, 2021

French officials said they were sent to protect the “safety of human life at sea” in the crowded waters off Jersey’s capital, St. Helier.

From New York Times May 6, 2021

One, John Dearing, told Britain’s Press Assn. that the French flotilla’s protest off St. Helier was “like an invasion.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2021

Lady St. Helier had written to him to ask him if, as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, he would make one of her friends a magistrate.

From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

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