St. Eustatius
- proper noun
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San Eustaquio
- The history of St. Eustatius includes important events from colonial times.
Examples
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The cruise ship stopped at St. Eustatius during its tour of the Caribbean islands.
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Researchers traveled to St. Eustatius to study its diverse wildlife.
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I visited St. Eustatius last summer.
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Have you ever been to St. Eustatius?
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The cruise ship stopped at St. Eustatius during its tour of the Caribbean islands.
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Researchers traveled to St. Eustatius to study its diverse wildlife.
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The history of St. Eustatius includes important events from colonial times.
Synonyms
A small volcanic island in the Caribbean that belongs to the Netherlands
An island in the Caribbean that is part of the Netherlands
Surface Forms
Morphology
St. + Eustatius
The element 'St.' is clearly an abbreviation of 'Saint' and commonly marks place names, so a B1 learner who knows that could infer this is a toponym. However 'Eustatius' is an arbitrary proper name with no transparent lexical meaning, so the specific sense 'an island in the Caribbean' cannot be derived from the constituents alone.
Etymology
St. Eustatius comes from a Christian saint called 'Eustace'. The St. part means 'Saint' and the Eustatius part is the saint's name. Early Dutch sailors often gave islands the names of saints, so the island still has that name today.
