saint lawrence Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
   St. Lawrence; Laurentius; Lawrence.
   
2. noun a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
   Saint Lawrence River; St. Lawrence River; St. Lawrence.
   

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