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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

proper noun

  1. Caribbean island country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /seɪnt ˈvɪn(t).sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛ.nəˌdiːnz/ / /- ˌɡɹɛ.nəˈdiːnz/

name

Etymology: After the island of Saint Vincent (sighted by Columbus on the feast day of St Vincent of Saragossa (22 January) in 1498), and the Grenadines (named after the city of Granada, in Spain).

  1. An archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines.