St. Croix

American  

[kroi] / krɔɪ /

noun

1. Also called Santa Cruz.  a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).

2. a river flowing from NW Wisconsin along the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota into the Mississippi. 164 miles (264 km) long.

3. a river in the NE United States and SE Canada, forming a part of the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick, flowing into Passamaquoddy Bay. 75 miles (121 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The U.S. has already been using airports in Puerto Rico and St. Croix, as well as flying missions off the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, according to flight tracking data and open source photos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs almost always wore the same outfit – a black St. Croix mock turtleneck sweater, blue Levi's 501 jeans, and New Balance 991 trainers.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

St. Croix allows “Monsters of the American Cinema” to take a surreal turn, where dreams, reality and the movies blur into a coherent psychological story.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Stiles, who has lived 31 years on St. Croix, said many voters are angry about low wages and high inflation, adding that she was delighted the caucus was held before Super Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

I was offered a lift all the way to First Avenue by St. Croix.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane