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St.

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English

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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St. (plural Sts.)

  1. Abbreviation of street (in names of specific streets, not as a common noun)
  2. Abbreviation of Saint (always capitalized).
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  3. (US) Abbreviation of state (pertaining to US states)

Usage notes

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This is the customary abbreviation of Street as used in case citations. See e.g. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

Coordinate terms

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  • S. (abbreviation of "San", male "saint" from Spanish, found in some English placenames, separate from S. as an occasional abbreviation of English saint)
  • Sta. (abbreviation of "Santa", female "saint" from Spanish, found in some English placenames)
  • Ste. (abbreviation of "Sainte", female "saint" from French, found in some English placenames)

Translations

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Noun

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St. m (uncountable, feminine Sta.)

  1. Abbreviation of Sant (St.).

Dutch

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Noun

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St.

  1. Abbreviation of Sint. St

French

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Noun

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St.

  1. Abbreviation of saint (St).

German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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St. (indeclinable)

  1. Abbreviation of Sankt.

Further reading

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  • St.” in Duden online

Portuguese

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Noun

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St. m (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of santo (St).

Swedish

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Noun

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St.

  1. (place name) Abbreviation of Stora (Large, Big, Grand).
    St. Ekö 7 km
    Big Oak Island 7 km
    St. Slottet hitåt
    Grand Palace this way
    See also: s:a
  2. (nonstandard) Abbreviation of Sankt (Saint).
    Synonym: t