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English
Etymology
The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint John, with the name being a reference to a former name of the island (St. John's Island). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
St. John's
- The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.
- The capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Alternative form: Saint John's
- A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A civil parish of County Kildare, Ireland.
- A civil parish of County Roscommon, Ireland.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Translations
capital of Antigua and Barbuda
provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English St. John's. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
St. John's n
- A neighbourhood of Sint Maarten