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St Andrews

Proper noun

Meaning

St Andrews

A town in Fife council area, Scotland, named after St. Andrew the Apostle. It is the home of golf.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

It is essential that we stress the importance of St Andrews Day to our children - to ensure that they grow up with a full appreciation of their rich heritage and what it means to be Scottish - confident and secure in their national identity and their place in the world. Alex Salmond

That sense of an inclusive Scottishness - one which does not simply tolerate diversity but rather celebrates it - is at the heart of what I want St Andrews Day to become. Alex Salmond

A fraternity at St Andrews University has 'suspended two members' after 'multiple' sexual assault allegations were made. Source: Internet

Bishop Arthur Malcolm makes his address at 200th anniversary of the first Christian service in Sydney, St Andrews Cathedral, February 7, 1988. Source: Internet

A team of researchers from the University of St Andrews in the U.K. and the University of Lethbridge in Canada has found that hummingbirds are able to understand the concept of numerical order. Source: Internet

Crawford, Robert (2011) The Beginning and the End of the World: St Andrews, Scandal and the Birth of Photography Edinburgh: Birlinn Literary anonymity was not uncommon at the time, especially in periodical journalism. Source: Internet

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