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St. John's
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English
Etymology
The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint John, with the name being a reference to a former name of the island (en St. John's Island). en Samuel Holland surveyor British-Dutch.
Pronunciation
en /ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-St. John's.wav Southern England
en St. John's
en ɑnz 2
en Saint Johns Saint John's St John's St. Johns
Proper noun
St. John's
en Q36262 en The <<capital>> and largest <<city>> of <<c/Antigua and Barbuda>>.
en Q2082 en The <<capital>> and largest <<city>> of <<p/Newfoundland and Labrador>>, <<c/Canada>>.
Alternative form: en Saint John's
en civil parish co/Queens County p/Prince Edward Island c/Canada. From 1765
en civil parish co/Kildare c/Ireland.
en civil parish co/Roscommon c/Ireland.
en suburb city/Auckland c/New Zealand.
Any of many particular churches or schools named after one of the saints named John.
en There will be a catered picnic at St. John's on Sunday. All are welcome.
Alternative forms
en Saint John's
en St John's
Related terms
en Saint John
en St. John
en St John
Translations
capital of Antigua and Barbuda
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聖約翰 Shèng Yuēhàn
Danish: da Saint John's
Finnish: fi St. John's
French: fr St. John's m, fr Saint-Jean m
Greek: el Σεντ Τζονς, el Άγιος Ιωάννης m
Korean: ko 세인트 존스 seinteu jonseu
Marathi: mr सेंट जॉन्स
Polish: pl Saint John's n
Portuguese: pt São João, pt St. John's
Russian: ru Сент-Джо́нс m
Ukrainian: uk Сент-Джо́нс m
provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador
Arabic: ar سانت جونز m sānt ǧūnz
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聖約翰斯 Shèng Yuēhànsī
Finnish: fi St. John's
French: fr Saint-Jean m, fr Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve m
Greek: el Άγιος Ιωάννης m
Italian: it St. John's m, it San Giovanni m, it San Giovanni di Terranova m
Japanese: ja セイント・ジョンズ Seinto jonsu
Korean: ko ^세인트존스
Marathi: mr सेंट जॉन्स
Polish: pl St. John's, pl Saint John's
Portuguese: pt São João da Terra Nova m
Spanish: es San Juan m, es San Juan de Terranova m
en eponyms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from nl en St. John's. nl
Pronunciation
nl St. John's
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood c/Sint Maarten