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Saint Lucia

/seɪnt ˈluː.ʃə/ · name

Meaning

  1. An island and country in the Caribbean. Capital: Castries.

Etymology / origin

Named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse. Legend says that the French sailors were shipwrecked on the island on the feast of Saint Lucy (13 December) of 1502.

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