ST. LUCIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does St. Lucia mean?
• ST. LUCIA (noun)
The noun ST. LUCIA has 2 senses:
1. a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
2. a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique
Familiarity information: ST. LUCIA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ST. LUCIA (noun)
Meaning:
A country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Saint Lucia; St. Lucia
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "St. Lucia"):
Saint Lucia; St. Lucia (a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique)
Castries (a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia)
Holonyms ("St. Lucia" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean islands)
Windward Islands; Windward Isles (a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles)
Holonyms ("St. Lucia" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Meaning:
A volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Saint Lucia; St. Lucia
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("St. Lucia" is a part of...):
Saint Lucia; St. Lucia (a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979)
