noun
1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
• Syn: ↑John, ↑St. John, ↑Saint John the Apostle, ↑St. John the Apostle, ↑John the Evangelist, ↑John the Divine
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Apostle, ↑Evangelist, ↑saint
2. a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy
• Syn: ↑Saint John River, ↑St. John, ↑St. John River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑Maine, ↑Pine Tree State, ↑ME, ↑New Brunswick
3. a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
• Syn: ↑St. John
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Brunswick
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a seaport in S New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the Bay of Fundy. 82,976.
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Saint John [Saint John] [ˌseɪnt ˈdʒɒn] [ˌseɪntˈdʒɑːn]
the largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, a port on the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River
Useful english dictionary. 2012.