SAINT CHRISTOPHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saint Christopher mean? 

• SAINT CHRISTOPHER (noun)
  The noun SAINT CHRISTOPHER has 2 senses:

1. Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

2. the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis

  Familiarity information: SAINT CHRISTOPHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAINT CHRISTOPHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Christopher; Saint Christopher; St. Christopher

Instance hypernyms:

patron saint (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Saint Christopher; Saint Kitts; St. Christopher; St. Kitts

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Saint Christopher" is a part of...):

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; St. Christopher-Nevis; St. Kitts and Nevis (a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)