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SAINT JOSEPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
Synonyms:
Saint Joseph; St. Joseph
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Saint Joseph" is a part of...):
Missouri; MO; Mo.; Show Me State (a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Christian holy day
Synonyms:
March 19; Saint Joseph; St Joseph
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Saint Joseph" is a kind of...):
Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)
Holonyms ("Saint Joseph" is a part of...):
Mar; March (the month following February and preceding April)
