English noun: Saint Lawrence |
1. | Saint Lawrence (person) 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) |
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| Synonyms | Laurentius, Lawrence, St. Lawrence |
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| Instance hypernym | martyr, saint |
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| Domain category | Christian religion, Christianity |
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2. | Saint Lawrence (object) a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic |
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| Synonyms | Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | America, Canada, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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