Marie-Galante
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French Marie-Galante.
Proper noun[edit]
- An island in the archipelago of Guadeloupe.
Translations[edit]
island
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Spanish Maria Galanda. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. The island is named after the flagship of Columbus's expedition, which was named in turn in honour of the Virgin Mary.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- Marie-Galante (an island and dependency of the overseas department of the Guadeloupe, France)
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English multiword terms
- French terms calqued from Spanish
- French terms derived from Spanish
- French terms coined by Christopher Columbus
- French coinages
- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:French/ɑ̃t
- Rhymes:French/ɑ̃t/4 syllables
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French multiword terms
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Islands
- fr:Dependent territories of France
- fr:Places in Guadeloupe
- French eponyms