English edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

St. (plural Sts.)

  1. Abbreviation of street (in names of specific streets, not as a common noun)
  2. Abbreviation of Saint (always capitalized).
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  3. (US) Abbreviation of state (pertaining to US states)

Usage notes edit

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.

Coordinate terms edit

  • S. (abbreviation of "San", male "saint" from Spanish, found in some English placenames, separate from S. as an occasional abbreviation of English saint)
  • Sta. (abbreviation of "Santa", female "saint" from Spanish, found in some English placenames)
  • Ste. (abbreviation of "Sainte", female "saint" from French, found in some English placenames)

Translations edit

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Catalan edit

Noun edit

St. m (uncountable, feminine Sta.)

  1. Abbreviation of Sant (St.).

Dutch edit

Noun edit

St.

  1. Abbreviation of Sint. St

French edit

Noun edit

St.

  1. Abbreviation of saint (St).

German edit

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

St. (indeclinable)

  1. Abbreviation of Sankt.

Further reading edit

  • St.” in Duden online

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

St. m (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of santo (St).

Swedish edit

Noun edit

St.

  1. (place name) Abbreviation of Stora (Large, Big, Grand).
    St. Ekö 7 km
    Big Oak Island 7 km
    St. Slottet hitåt
    Grand Palace this way
    See also: s:a
  2. (nonstandard) Abbreviation of Sankt (Saint).
    Synonym: t