St. Croix
Americannoun
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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).
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a river flowing from NW Wisconsin along the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota into the Mississippi. 164 miles (264 km) long.
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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.
Example Sentences
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His mother, Valborg, who had emigrated from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, worked as a domestic; his father, Walter, who had emigrated from St. Croix, was a petty officer in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
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
The researchers examined samples from six live sclerosponges that a diving team from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez collected off the shores of Puerto Rico and St. Croix, in the U.S.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
An American physician whom Farmer befriended at Hopital St. Croix gave him another valuable insight.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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