St. Lucia

[loo-shuh, -see-uh]

noun

1. one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.

2. an independent country comprising this island: a former British colony; gained independence 1979. 238 sq. mi. (616 sq. km). Castries.

Other Word Forms

• St Lucian adjective

Example Sentences

Skylie Shore was recently traveling with a friend from Boston to St. Lucia, with a layover in Miami.

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Mitchell Airport in Bequia’s Paget Farm en route to St. Lucia at 12:11 p.m. local time, according to the report, then “experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean.”

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Mitchell Airport in Bequia’s Paget Farm en route to St. Lucia, a popular tourist destination in the Caribbean, at 12:11 p.m. local time, police said.

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The crash occurred Thursday just west of Petit Nevis island near Bequia as the plane headed for nearby St. Lucia, police said in a statement.

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Three women who have run faster than Richardson in the 200 this year - Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and the United States’ Gabby Thomas - also qualified easily.

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