St. John

American  

[seynt jon, sin-juhn] / ˌseɪnt ˈdʒɒn, ˈsɪn dʒən /

noun

1. Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.

2. an island of the Virgin Islands of the United States, in the E West Indies. About 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km).

3. Lake, a lake in SE Canada, in Quebec province, draining into the Saguenay River. 365 sq. mi. (945 sq. km).

4. a river in the NE United States and SE Canada, flowing NE and E from Maine to New Brunswick province and then S to the Bay of Fundy. 450 miles (725 km) long.

5. a seaport in S New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the St. John River.

6. St. John's.

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St John British  

/ ˈsɪndʒən /

noun

1. Henry. See (1st Viscount) Bolingbroke

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Example Sentences

It hasn’t left its long time home of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Turin, Italy, for centuries.

From Los Angeles Times

The truth is St. John Bosco and Mater Dei gathered so much talent on the offensive and defensive lines and so much depth that beating them in the postseason in recent years became unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times

St. John, who now lives in Fayetteville, Ark., pays $900 annually to store them at a Texas clinic near where she previously lived.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eight years of ending the high school football season in Southern California with either Mater Dei or St. John Bosco as the No. 1 team is over.

From Los Angeles Times

An ordinary illustrator might have dramatized the scene at ground level; St. John literally elevates his image by having the conflict transpire in midair.

From The Wall Street Journal