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St. Lucia

St. Lucia

2.3
An island country in the eastern Caribbean with mountains and beaches
  • proper noun
translation icon : Santa Lucía
  • Many tourists visit St. Lucia for its beautiful beaches and volcanic mountains.

Examples

  • The capital of St. Lucia is Castries, located on the northwest coast.

  • Hurricane season poses a risk to islands like St. Lucia in the Caribbean.

  • I visited St. Lucia last summer.

  • Have you ever been to St. Lucia?

  • Many tourists visit St. Lucia for its beautiful beaches and volcanic mountains.

  • Hurricane season poses a risk to islands like St. Lucia in the Caribbean.

  • The capital of St. Lucia is Castries, located on the northwest coast.

Synonyms

Saint Lucia
vsSt. Lucia
3.7

An island country in the eastern Caribbean with volcanic peaks and beaches

focuses on mountainous scenery rather than historical background

Surface Forms

St. Lucia main

Morphology

St. + Lucia

The form ‘St. Lucia’ transparently decomposes to ‘Saint’ + the name ‘Lucia’, so learners can infer it is a proper name and likely a place named after a saint. However, the specific meaning ‘an island country in the eastern Caribbean’ (i.e. that it is an island nation) is not derivable from the constituents alone. Because the constituent parts give a partial clue (place/name) but not the full referential information, this is best judged semi-transparent.

Etymology

St. Lucia is named after the saint 'Saint Lucy'. One popular story says sailors first saw the island on her feast day and named it St. Lucia, so that is how the country got its name.