Definition of St Lucia in English:
St Lucia
proper nounˈluːʃə
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A country in the Caribbean, one of the Windward Islands; population 185,000 (estimated 2015); languages, English (official), French Creole; capital, Castries.
圣卢西亚(加勒比海国家,向风群岛的一个岛屿;2009年估计人口160, 300;语言英语 官方和克里奥耳式法语;首都卡斯特里)
First encountered by Europeans around 1500, St Lucia was settled by both French and British in the 17th century. Possession of the island was long disputed until France ceded it to Britain in 1814. Since 1979 it has been an independent state within the Commonwealth