Audio English.net » Dictionary » S » Ss ... St. Lawrence

ST. CHRISTOPHER

Dictionary entry overview: What does St. Christopher mean?

• ST. CHRISTOPHER (noun)
The noun ST. CHRISTOPHER has 2 senses:

1. Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
2. the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis

Familiarity information: ST. CHRISTOPHER used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ST. CHRISTOPHER (noun)

Sense 1

St. Christopher ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Christopher; Saint Christopher; St. Christopher

Instance hypernyms:

patron saint (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)

Sense 2

St. Christopher ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Saint Kitts; St. Kitts; Saint Christopher; St. Christopher

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("St. Christopher" is a part of...):

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; St. Christopher-Nevis; St. Kitts and Nevis (a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Jove but laughs at lover's perjury." (English proverb)

"It's impossible to awaken a man who is pretending to be asleep." (Native American proverb, Navajo)

"Over a long distance, you learn about the strength of your horse; over a long time, you learn about the character of your friend." (Chinese proverb)

"He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death." (Corsican proverb)

ST. CHRISTOPHER: related words searches

» Meaning of Saint Christopher-Nevis
» What does St. Christopher-Nevis mean?
» Saint Kitts and Nevis definition
» What does patron saint mean?
» Definition of St. Kitts and Nevis

Related FAQs:

» CHRISTOPHER

Page delivered in 0.0223 seconds