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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
St. George
- A town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A village in Brant County, Ontario, Canada.
- A small city on St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska.
- A former census-designated place and neighborhood of Lauderhill, Broward County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Charlton County, Georgia, United States, also spelled as Saint George.
- A small city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Knox County, Maine, United States.
- A census-designated place and former city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, disincorporated in 2011.
- An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri.
- A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States.
- A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.
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Etymology 2
From the legend of Saint George defeating a dragon, with the images depicting him killing it while mounted on a horse.
Pronunciation
Noun
St. George (uncountable)
- (vulgar, dated) A sex position in which the woman is seated on top of the man.
- Synonym: cowgirl position
1900, An English Bohemian, The Book of Exposition: (Kitab al-Izah fi'Ilm al-Nikah b-it-Tamam w-al-Kamal) Literally translated from the Arabic:The "St. George"—the delight of many generations of vigorous Anglo-Saxons,— is sternly forbidden by Qu'ranic injunction.
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