Saint Lucia, St. Lucia(noun)

a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979

Saint Lucia, St. Lucia(noun)

a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique

Saint Lucia(ProperNoun)

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia

An independent state in the West Indies. Its capital is Castries. It was probably discovered by Columbus in 1502 and first settled by the English in 1605. Contended for by the French and English in the 17th century, it was regarded as neutral in 1748 but changed hands many times in the wars of the 19th century. It became a self-governing state in association with Great Britain in 1967 and achieved independence in 1979. Columbus named it for the day on which he discovered it, the feast of St. Lucy, a Sicilian virgin martyr. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1051 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p477)