Saint Augustine

UK: /ˈɔːɡəsˌtiːn/

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Saint Augustine / ˈɔːɡəsˌtiːn/ noun
usually abbreviated to: St Augustine

1. a resort in NE Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway: the oldest town in North America (1565); the northernmost outpost of the Spanish colonial empire for over 200 years. Pop: 11 915 (2003 est)

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Au•gus•tine  (ô′gə stēn′, ô gus′tin, ə gus′-), n. 

1. Biographical Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church;
   author;
   bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
2. Biographical Saint, (Austin) died a.d. 604, Roman monk: headed group of missionaries who landed in England a.d. 597 and began the conversion of the English to Christianity;
   first archbishop of Canterbury 601–604.
3. a male given name, form of Augustus.