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English

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Noun

St. (plural Sts.)

  1. Abbreviation of street (in names of specific streets, not as a common noun)
    Alternative forms: st, st.
  2. Abbreviation of Saint (always capitalized).
    Synonyms: S., Sta., Ste.
    • 2019 March 3, Dakin Andone, “Fractured after vote against LGBT clergy, weddings, United Methodists face possible split”, in CNN:
      After years of debate, hundreds of United Methodists from all over the world gathered in St. Louis last week to settle the denomination’s stance on LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings.
  3. (US) Abbreviation of state (pertaining to US states)

Usage notes

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.

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Catalan

Noun

St. m (uncountable, feminine Sta., feminine plural Sta.s)

  1. abbreviation of Sant

Dutch

Noun

St.

  1. abbreviation of Sint

French

Noun

St.

  1. abbreviation of saint

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

St. (indeclinable)

  1. abbreviation of Sankt

Further reading

  • St.” in Duden online

Portuguese

Noun

St. m (uncountable)

  1. abbreviation of santo

Swedish

Noun

St.

  1. (place name) abbreviation of Stora (Large, Big, Grand)
    Synonyms: st:a, s:a
    St. Ekö 7 kmBig Oak Island 7 km
    St. Slottet hitåtGrand Palace this way
  2. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sankt (Saint)
    Synonym: S:t

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