St. Helena

[huh-lee-nuh]

noun

1. a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).

2. a British colony comprising this island, Ascension Island, and the Tristan da Cunha group. 126 sq. mi. (326 sq. km). Jamestown.

Example Sentences

It still owns the overseas territory of St. Helena, a small and isolated island, relatively easy to secure.

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Hall Wines in St. Helena curates art installations near its architect-designed tasting spaces.

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And St. Helena’s Louis M. Martini commissions contemporary works inspired by winemaking in its tasting room.

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Hundreds of people were gathered at the popular bar on St Helena Island in the early hours of Sunday morning when gunfire broke out, leading multiple victims and witnesses to run to nearby businesses for shelter, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's office.

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By comparison, it costs $22,105 a semester to attend the Culinary Institute of America’s outpost in St. Helena, Calif.

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