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St. John

St. John

5.0
A river that starts in Maine and flows northeast through New Brunswick to the Bay of Fundy
  • proper noun
  • /seɪnt dʒɒn/
translation icon : río San Juan
  • I went out from myself, leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies." - St. John of the Cross, The Ascent of Mount Carmel, Stanza 8

Examples

  • Initial Impressions: Lang's Express is conveniently located in the no-man's-land that is St. John Street, between the hospital and the entrance to Interstate 295.

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  • Initial Impressions: Jan Mee is located on St. John Street in a shopping plaza that also houses one of the most awful supermarkets I have ever seen, outside of my own visions of a post-apocalyptic future.

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  • Under his command, his troops captured a fort on the St. John's River, disrupted an important railroad and telegraph line, and drew General Beauregard out of Savannah.

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  • We set off from the dock and were making our way down the St. John River, Mr. Blair at the helm.

  • Many tourists enjoy kayaking along the scenic St. John River in New Brunswick.

  • The St. John River flows northeast before reaching the Bay of Fundy.

Synonyms

St. John River
vsSt. John
3.4

A river that starts in Maine, USA and flows northeast through New Brunswick into the Bay of Fundy

uses an abbreviated or shorter written form instead of the full river name
Saint John River
vsSt. John
3.7

A river in northeastern North America that starts in Maine and flows through New Brunswick to the Bay of Fundy

uses the abbreviated honorific or shorter written version
Saint John
vsSt. John
5.1

A river that starts in northern Maine and flows northeast through New Brunswick into the Bay of Fundy

refers to the same river but uses the shorter or abbreviated form

Surface Forms

St. John main

Morphology

St. + John

The form 'St.' (Saint) + 'John' transparently signals a holy person named John, so a learner who knows the constituents will infer it refers to a saintly/religious figure. However, the specific identification as the New Testament apostle and attributed authorship of the Gospel and Revelation requires cultural or encyclopedic knowledge and is not derivable from the words alone.

Etymology

St. John (the river) got its name from early explorers who arrived there on 'St. John's Day' and called the waterway for that saint. That's why people still call the river 'St. John' today.