St. Vincent
Americannoun
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an island in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies: part of the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; a member of the former West Indies Associated States. 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km).
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a former British colony comprising this island and the N Grenadines.
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Cape, the SW tip of Portugal: naval battle 1797.
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Mr. Williams, a chef based in New York, was born and raised in a beachside village on St. Vincent, where the smell of kitchen smoke often wafted in the breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
It also includes collaborations with the aforementioned St. Vincent, Hayley Williams, and the Smile drummer Tom Skinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
St. Vincent scored several awards on the night, including best alternative music album for All Born Screaming.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Publications like The New Yorker started fact-checking in 1927 “following the publication of an egregiously inaccurate profile of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2025
“My name is Alex Morales. I don’t know if you remember, but I was in school with Chris. St. Vincent de Paul Academy?”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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