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St. Helier

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[seynt hel-yer, san te-lyey] / ˌseɪnt ˈhɛl yər, sɛ̃ tɛˈlyeɪ /

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

Oh, this merchant's daughter of St. Helier; I wish she had been locked up in a nunnery.

From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by West, Jane

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