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saint lawrence (enc)

Saint Lawrence

Noun1.Saint Lawrence - Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
Laurentius, Lawrence, St. Lawrence
Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
2.Saint Lawrence - a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence
Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

 

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