Saint George's

(sānt jôr′jəz)

The capital of Grenada, on the southwest coast of the island in the Windward Islands of the West Indies.

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Saint George's

(Placename) the capital of Grenada, a port in the southwest Pop: 3908 (2001)

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Thus it came to pass that she was christened one Sunday afternoon, when the turnkey, being relieved, was off the lock; and that the turnkey went up to the font of Saint George's Church, and promised and vowed and renounced on her behalf, as he himself related when he came back, 'like a good 'un.'

This was the life, and this the history, of Little Dorrit; turning at the end of London Bridge, recrossing it, going back again, passing on to Saint George's Church, turning back suddenly once more, and flitting in at the open outer gate and little court-yard of the Marshalsea.

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The happy buyer who secures Saint George's featured Windsor plot can enjoy all of this for just PS223,500 as well as a very special offer of stamp duty paid, free flooring throughout and garden turf laid at no extra cost.

Tranquility, and convenience too

Saint George stuck to his Christian beliefs, leaving the Roman emperor no choice but to have him tortured and killed - the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death being April 23.

Your quick guide to St George's Day; Where to go and what to do to mark our patron saint's day in Liverpool

She said: "The y d: The main challenge on Saint George's Day is trying to make the performances traditional and quintessentially English.

By George, our saint's back! England's patron saint returns to Coventry after uproar a year ago when dragon-slayer was replaced by 'descendant Sir Aurelius'

I WOULD like to see Westminster fly the Saint George's Cross from its flagpole this Saint George's Day.

Letter: Flag day

Dear Editor, -The Birmingham Post (Apr 6) is wide of the mark to suggest that this Saint George's Day will be met with apathy in Birmingham, with just a few poorly attended parades and a smattering of dragons.

Letter: We'll celebrate, by George

This rousing invocation seems on one hand to affirm Saint George's role as the patron saint of all England and Saint Hugh's subordinate position as merely the saintly protector of shoemakers.

Whose Saint Crispins' day is it?: Shoemaking, holiday making, and the politics of memory in early modern England