St Luciann.adj.

Brit.

/snt ˈluːʃn/,

/snt ˈluːʃɪən/,

/snt ˈluːsɪən/, U.S.

/ˌseɪn(t) ˈluʃən/,

/sən(t) ˈluʃən/, Caribbean English /sɪnt ˈluːʃan/, /sɪnt ˈluːʃʌn/, /seːnt ˈluːʃan/, /seːnt ˈluːʃʌn/

Forms: 1800s– Saint Lucian, 1800s– St. Lucian, 1900s– St Lucian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name St Lucia , -an suffix.

Etymology: < St Lucia, the name of an island and (subsequently) a country in the Lesser Antilles (Windward Islands) + -an suffix.The European name of the island is first recorded in Spanish as Santa Lucía (1519 or earlier); it appears in English contexts in the second half of the 16th cent. (1578 as Santa Lucia in a translation of the Spanish source of 1519, or earlier). Compare French Sainte-Lucie (mid 17th cent. or earlier). From the 17th cent., European settlers from France and Britain tried to gain control of the island; after 1814, it remained British until it gained independence in 1979. French and French Creole are still spoken in St Lucia.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of St Lucia; a descendant of people from St Lucia.Formerly a British colony, St Lucia gained independence in 1979.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands

Jamaican1613

Bermudian1645

Bermudan1659

Barbadian1671

Anguillan1745

Anguillian1745

Guadeloupean1762

Antiguan1778

Grenadian1786

Haitian1805

Trinidadian1806

St Lucian1818

Puerto Rican1823

Dominican1826

Grenadan1826

Barbudian1830

Bajan1832

Bim1833

Little Englander1833

Tobagonian1849

Cuban1850

Virgin Islander1852

Tortolan1863

Martiniquais1890

Martiniquan1891

Vincentian1907

Guadeloupan1908

Barbadian English1911

Trinidadian English1925

Kittitian1945

Bajie1960

Kittian1960

Trini1972

yardie1984

yardie1986

Baje1990

1818 Naval Chron. 39 281 The fatal 21st of October will be felt by the St. Lucians as long as they live.

1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun viii. 149 Ah sorry for all dem Grenadians and St. Lucians who come over here to make money.

1998 D. Walcott What Twilight Says (1999) ii. 223 We say bois-pain for the word ‘breadfruit’, which may mean that St. Lucians speak, by the lights of Martiniquans, poor patois.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to St Lucia or its natives or inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries

Bermudan1625

Jamaican1670

Bermudian1681

Antillean1738

Guadeloupean1762

Dominican1766

Grenadian1772

Bajan1789

Trinidadian1809

Haitian1811

Tortolan1819

Cuban1829

St Lucian1831

Dominican1844

Puerto Rican1865

Vincentian1902

Bajie1921

Martiniquan1926

Santo Domingan1934

Guadeloupan1941

Kittitian1958

Baje1973

Trini1973

1831 Times 31 Dec. The particular species..or perhaps degrees of barbarity, which the author ascribes to certain of the St. Lucian planters.

1955 Caribbean Q. 4 ii. 99 St. Lucian life has had a consistency and continuity rare in the New World.

1973 Caribbean Contact Feb. 4/2 In a brief conversation with the St. Lucian born elevator attendant..Salkey records valuable information.

1998 D. Walcott What Twilight Says (1999) ii. 223 There is a difference between St. Lucian and Martiniquan Creole which is more than just in accent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	st lucian
释义	St Luciann.adj. Brit. /snt ˈluːʃn/, /snt ˈluːʃɪən/, /snt ˈluːsɪən/, U.S. /ˌseɪn(t) ˈluʃən/, /sən(t) ˈluʃən/, Caribbean English /sɪnt ˈluːʃan/, /sɪnt ˈluːʃʌn/, /seːnt ˈluːʃan/, /seːnt ˈluːʃʌn/ Forms: 1800s– Saint Lucian, 1800s– St. Lucian, 1900s– St Lucian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name St Lucia , -an suffix. Etymology: < St Lucia, the name of an island and (subsequently) a country in the Lesser Antilles (Windward Islands) + -an suffix.The European name of the island is first recorded in Spanish as Santa Lucía (1519 or earlier); it appears in English contexts in the second half of the 16th cent. (1578 as Santa Lucia in a translation of the Spanish source of 1519, or earlier). Compare French Sainte-Lucie (mid 17th cent. or earlier). From the 17th cent., European settlers from France and Britain tried to gain control of the island; after 1814, it remained British until it gained independence in 1979. French and French Creole are still spoken in St Lucia. A. n. A native or inhabitant of St Lucia; a descendant of people from St Lucia.Formerly a British colony, St Lucia gained independence in 1979. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands Jamaican1613 Bermudian1645 Bermudan1659 Barbadian1671 Anguillan1745 Anguillian1745 Guadeloupean1762 Antiguan1778 Grenadian1786 Haitian1805 Trinidadian1806 St Lucian1818 Puerto Rican1823 Dominican1826 Grenadan1826 Barbudian1830 Bajan1832 Bim1833 Little Englander1833 Tobagonian1849 Cuban1850 Virgin Islander1852 Tortolan1863 Martiniquais1890 Martiniquan1891 Vincentian1907 Guadeloupan1908 Barbadian English1911 Trinidadian English1925 Kittitian1945 Bajie1960 Kittian1960 Trini1972 yardie1984 yardie1986 Baje1990 1818 Naval Chron. 39 281 The fatal 21st of October will be felt by the St. Lucians as long as they live. 1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun viii. 149 Ah sorry for all dem Grenadians and St. Lucians who come over here to make money. 1998 D. Walcott What Twilight Says (1999) ii. 223 We say bois-pain for the word ‘breadfruit’, which may mean that St. Lucians speak, by the lights of Martiniquans, poor patois. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to St Lucia or its natives or inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Antillean1738 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Grenadian1772 Bajan1789 Trinidadian1809 Haitian1811 Tortolan1819 Cuban1829 St Lucian1831 Dominican1844 Puerto Rican1865 Vincentian1902 Bajie1921 Martiniquan1926 Santo Domingan1934 Guadeloupan1941 Kittitian1958 Baje1973 Trini1973 1831 Times 31 Dec. The particular species..or perhaps degrees of barbarity, which the author ascribes to certain of the St. Lucian planters. 1955 Caribbean Q. 4 ii. 99 St. Lucian life has had a consistency and continuity rare in the New World. 1973 Caribbean Contact Feb. 4/2 In a brief conversation with the St. Lucian born elevator attendant..Salkey records valuable information. 1998 D. Walcott What Twilight Says (1999) ii. 223 There is a difference between St. Lucian and Martiniquan Creole which is more than just in accent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1818
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