Americas
Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
no articleGoing there, being there
à Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
Coming from
de Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines
Why
Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines takes no article at all, so the preposition stays à, with nothing between it and the name: à Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines.
The people
un Vincentais, une Vincentaise
Official language
anglais
Capital
Kingstown
Example
On navigue d'île en île à Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines.
You sail from island to island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Worth knowing
The name contains a les, and yet the preposition is à, with no contraction: the whole name takes no article, like every saint's name.
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