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Definition of Saint john river
1. Noun. A river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy.
Group relationships: New Brunswick, Maine, Me, Pine Tree State
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint John River
Literary usage of Saint john river
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The saint john river received its name from Champlain, who visited it in the year
... saint john river, Canada, the largest river of the province of New ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"West of the Saint John river, in York and Carleton counties, it rises into ...
East of the Saint John river the land rises to the watershed dividing the ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The surveyors traced a meridian from the source of the Saint Croix to a high
elevation at Mars Hill, thence into the valley of the saint john river, ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"saint john river. The principal river of New Brunswick, Canada. ... SAINT JOHN
RIVER, A river of Quebec, Canada. See RICHELIEU*. SAINT JOHNS. ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1884)
"Saint Jame»1! park, London, X. 697, l ab; XIII. 103, l ab. SAINT JEAN D'ACRE :
see ACRE. Saint Jerome, county seat, XV., 1 с. SAINT JOHN, river of N. ..."
6. A Preliminary Report on the Geology of New Brunswick: Together with a by Henry Youle Hind (1865)
"Blue Book—North American Boundary.—London, 1840. tThe Boundary Commissioners give
the height of the extreme source «f the saint john river above Lake ..."
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