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Cas·tries

 (käs′trēz′, -trēs′)
The capital of St. Lucia, in the Windward Islands of the British West Indies. It was founded by the French in 1650.
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Castries

(kæsˈtriːs)
n
(Placename) the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)
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Cas•tries

(ˈkæs triz, -tris, kɑˈstri)

n.
the capital of St. Lucia, on the NW coast. 52,868.
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Noun1.Castries - a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia, St. Lucia - a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
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Paris: After 27 years in the Group, and close to 17 years as Chief Executive Officer, Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO of AXA, has announced his decision to retire and to step down from the Board of Directors on September 1st, 2016.
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We meet on the bus stand our affair hidden in shouldering crowds-- another Wednesday, memory scouting through old Castries retrieving lost facades, missing bars, gone tailor shops, among sidewalk bazaars, Syrian emporia, pastel food huts and aloof demoiselles.
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