Castries

[ kas-treez, -trees, kah-stree ]

noun

1. a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.

Castries

/ kæsˈtriːs /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A day earlier, Lecornu visited several wartime relics, including the preserved bunker of Commander General Christian de Castries.

From Seattle Times

In this extremely rare book, de Castries proclaimed the essential evil of skyscrapers and overbuilt cities and hinted at the existence of beings called “paramentals.”

From Washington Post

The Nobel laureate, who died in March, attended a ceremony last year to mark the opening of the museum, housed in a reconstruction of his former house in the Caribbean island’s capital, Castries.

From The Guardian

They cited speculation among investors and market players that de Castries is keen to take up a role in French politics after the presidential election in the spring.

From Reuters

Highlights and high points: We escaped from the scantily clad women and steel bands parading through Castries during Carnival by spending a few days at Marigot Bay.

From Washington Post