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Kings·town

(kĭngz′toun′)

The capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the West Indies, on the southwest coast of St. Vincent Island. A botanical garden, one of the first in the Western Hemisphere, was established here in 1765.

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Kingstown

(ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn)

(Placename) the capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines: a port and resort. p.: 31 000 (2005 est)

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Kings•town

(ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn)

n.

the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on SW St. Vincent island. 28,942.

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Kingstown - the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent, St. Vincent - an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Fate was too strong for him; he had thought to master her inclination and had fled over the seas to that end; but she caught him, tied an apron round him, and snatching him from all other devices, made him devise cakes and patties in a kitchen at Kingstown. He was getting submissive to her, since she paid him with tolerable gains; but fevers and prickly heat, and other evils incidental to cooks in ardent climates, made him long for his native land; so he took ship once more, carrying his six years' savings, and seeing distinctly, this time, what were Fate's intentions as to his career.

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She was born in Worcester, and lived in Clinton and Lancaster until she was 10 years old, when she moved to North Kingstown, R.I.

Wendolyn Elaine Bursley

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI Frank Maiorana, 80, of North Kingstown, RI, passed away Wednesday in South Kingstown.

Frank Maiorana, 80

The bank has demanded that Kingstown repay funds drawn down under the project it had been financing here.

ST. VINCENT-ECONOMY-Prime Minister Gonsalves accuses CDB of anti-small island bias

"The cross is the best known symbol of Christianity and Kingstown's prominent display of this symbol represents an establishment of religion in violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution," read the complaint, according to the IndyStar.