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Definitions

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  • proper noun The capital of Antigua and Barbuda.
  • proper noun The provincial capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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  • noun a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean
  • noun the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
  • noun a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland

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Examples

  • A game designer and his girlfriend Nami drive out to a decrepit mansion she just inherited, to film backgrounds for a new video game called St. John's

    Overnight Emissions Prof. Ravensdeath 2009

  • Naturally, somewhat boastfully, I later sat with the chef and told him about my many experiences with Chef Fergus Henderson and his iconic London restaurant, St. John's, which is celebrated worldwide for its "Nose to Tail" cooking and a book of the same name.

    Jay Weston: Why I Am Having Two Dinners on Thanksgiving Jay Weston 2011

  • There is only one hospital provided by the Government for the whole of this island, and that one is at St. John's, which is inaccessible to these northern people for the greater part of the year.

    Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Katie Spalding 1911

  • We left Montreal for New York again on the thirtieth of May; crossing to La Prairie, on the opposite shore of the St. Lawrence, in a steamboat; we then took the railroad to St. John's, which is on the brink of Lake Champlain.

    American Notes 1842

  • We left Montreal for New York again, on the thirtieth of May, crossing to La Prairie, on the opposite shore of the St. Lawrence, in a steamboat; we then took the railroad to St. John's, which is on the brink of Lake Champlain.

    American Notes Charles Dickens 1841

  • Justin Brownlee had 13 points for St. John's, which is 1-2 so far in its stretch of eight consecutive games against ranked opponents.

    SI.com 2011

  • • Nightmare opener: Northwestern Roseville travels to St. John's, which is 3-0 and has outscored Northwestern 151-17 in the three-game series between the schools.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • There are a number of rivers very rapid, but not large, except that of St. John's, which is the finest river of all

    An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton Antoine Simon Maillard 1736

  • The Mountaineers also suffer from a lack of series wins against regional contenders; their best seires win game against St. John's, which is a fringe Big East contender and must win the conference tournament to get back to regionals.

    Baseball America 2009

  • Even at St. John's, which is so accustomed to presidential visitors that it is known as the "Church of the Presidents," worshippers couldn't help themselves from snapping photos of Obama on their camera phones as they walked down the aisle past him to take communion. at least six months old.

    U.S. News 2009

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