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St. John's
/ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/
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What does St. John's mean?
proper noun
- The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.
- The capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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proper noun
- A civil parish of County Kildare, Ireland.
- A civil parish of County Roscommon, Ireland.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Any of many particular churches or schools named after one of the saints named John.
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/ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/
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All these voices sounded gratefully in St. John’s ears as he lay half-asleep, and yet vividly conscious of everything around him.
Anne did not do that, however, for she found enough of interest in Old St. John’s to keep her eyes wide open.
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Below there filled in a solid mass of pale pink sheep-laurel, and yellow St. John's wort, while the amber threads of the dodder interlaced everywhere.
How far a remembrance of the history of St. John's death may have had an influence on this occasion, we would leave learned theologians to decide.