St. Joseph
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- proper noun
- /seɪnt ˈdʒoʊzəf/
:
San José
- Within a month's time, both died of diseases and went to rest in St. Joseph's Mount Mora cemetery.
- St. Joseph Gazette
- monastery of St. Joseph
- St. Joseph newspaper
Examples
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Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli on the field during training camp on August 3 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Some supposed that a minor injury he had suffered in an accident on the St. Joseph and Hannibal Railroad kept him in town.
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Proctor's daughter Mary had been teaching at the Young Woman's Institute in St. Joseph.
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Kansas City, Mo. - The city council in St. Joseph is considering making the city smoke-free.
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On at least one occasion, Proctor, during his St. Joseph stay, became a direct contributor to the Tribune.
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Chi-Hua Huang is the ARS leader for the St. Joseph River Watershed, which provides drinking water for about 200,000 residents of Fort Wayne as well as for residents of some 24 other small rural communities.
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The ladies of the Proctor household—wife Sallie and daughters by the first marriage, Mary and Agnes—took up abode in St. Joseph probably in 1884.
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The city of St. Joseph is known for its historic significance and vibrant community.
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Many families in the region visit attractions in St. Joseph, a city known for its rich history.
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The Pony Express began in St. Joseph, making it a significant historical site in the 19th century.
Synonyms
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A city in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River known as the eastern end of the Pony Express
Surface Forms
Morphology
St. + Joseph
The form clearly decomposes into 'St.' (Saint) + 'Joseph', so a learner who knows the constituents will recognise this as a named reference to Saint Joseph and likely infer it is a toponym or proper name derived from a saint. However, the specific sense 'a city in northwest Missouri and historical Pony Express terminus' is world-knowledge and not derivable from the parts alone, so the expression is not fully compositional.
Etymology
St. Joseph was named for Saint Joseph from the Bible by early settlers. One memorable story is that the 'Pony Express' began in St. Joseph, so the name often brings to mind the Old West riders who carried mail on fast horses to California.