noun
1. capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities (Freq. 3)
• Syn: ↑Saint Paul, ↑capital of Minnesota
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑state capital
• Member Holonyms: ↑Twin Cities
• Part Holonyms: ↑Minnesota, ↑Gopher State, ↑North Star State, ↑MN
2. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
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Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity
• Syn:
↑Paul, ↑Saint Paul, ↑Apostle Paul, ↑Paul the Apostle, ↑Apostle of the Gentiles, ↑Saul, ↑Saul of Tarsus
• Topics: ↑New Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Apostle, ↑Apostelic Father, ↑missionary, ↑missioner, ↑saint
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a port in and the capital of Minnesota, in the SE part, on the Mississippi. 270,230.
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[ˌsānt 'pôl]the capital of Minnesota, on the Mississippi River adjacent to Minneapolis with which it forms the Twin Cities metropolitan area; pop. 287,151. First settled in 1838, it prospered as a trading center and became the state capital in 1858
Useful english dictionary. 2012.