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vincent

/ˈvɪnsənt/

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What does vincent mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A city in Shelby County, St. Clair County and Talladega County, Alabama.
More meanings (10)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
  2. A minor city in Webster County, Iowa.
  3. A ghost town in Osborne County, Kansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky.
  5. A census-designated place in Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio.
  6. A settlement in Aquin commune, Sud department, Haiti.
  7. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, now part of Vincent-Froideville commune.
  8. A suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
  9. A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Vincent.

noun

  1. (historical, slang) The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvɪnsənt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈvɪnsɪnt/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Fragments lodged within two feet of Vincent, who had the lowest sleeping-place, and within four feet of our fire.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
That is for the Vincent de Pauls, the Fenelons, all those whose souls have always been weaned and whose hearts have been pure.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
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It is largely due to the junior system that Vincent Richards has become the marvellous player that he is, at such an early age.
William T. (William Tatem) TildenThe Art of Lawn TennisProject Gutenberg ebook #1451
The next great man of that age whom the theological and ecclesiastical forces of the time turned from the right path was Vincent of Beauvais.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
“It must be fully that since anybody but Vincent Forbes has been under my roof; that is, of my own species, I mean.”
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133