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ST. JOHN'S
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
Synonyms:
capital of Antigua and Barbuda; Saint John's; St. John's
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("St. John's" is a part of...):
Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the northern Leeward Islands)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A port and provincial capital of Newfoundland
Synonyms:
Saint John's; St. John's
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
provincial capital (the capital city of a province)
Holonyms ("St. John's" is a part of...):
Newfoundland and Labrador (a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949)
Context examples:
My cousins, full of exhilaration, were so eloquent in narrative and comment, that their fluency covered St. John's taciturnity: he was sincerely glad to see his sisters; but in their glow of fervour and flow of joy he could not sympathise.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
