Martinique

English

Etymology

Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Martin of Tours, possibly influenced by the native name Madinima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːtɪˈniːk/

Proper noun

Martinique

1. An island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

Derived terms

• Martinican

Translations

Island and, overseas department and region of France

• Antillean Creole: Matinik f

  Martinican Creole: Matnik f

• Arabic: مارتينيك‎ m (martinīk)
• Breton: Martinik
• Catalan: Martinica (ca) f
• Cherokee: ᎹᏘᏂᎨ (matinige)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬提尼克 (zh), 马提尼克 (zh) (Mǎtíníkè)

• Corsican: Martinica f
• Danish: Martinique
• Dutch: Martinique (nl) n
• Esperanto: Martiniko
• Estonian: Martinique (et)
• Finnish: Martinique (fi)
• French: Martinique (fr) f
• Galician: Martinica f
• Georgian: მარტინიკა (marṭiniḳa)
• German: Martinique (de)
• Greek: Μαρτινίκα (el) f (Martiníka)
• Hindi: मार्तिनीक (mārtinīk)
• Hungarian: Martinique (hu)
• Island Carib: Madinina, Madiana, Madanina

• Italian: Martinica f
• Jamaican Creole: Maatiniik
• Japanese: マルティニーク (Marutinīku)
• Kannada: ಮಾರ್ಟಿನಿಕ್ (mārṭinik)
• Korean: 마르티니크 (Mareutinikeu)
• Latin: Martinica f
• Latvian: Martinika f
• Macedonian: Мартиник m (Martinik)
• Maori: Mātiniki
• Norman: Martinique f
• Occitan: Martinica f
• Papiamentu: Martinik
• Polish: Martynika (pl)
• Portuguese: Martinica (pt) f
• Romanian: Martinica f
• Russian: Мартини́ка f (Martiníka)
• Sardinian: Martinica f, Martinìca f
• Scots: Martinique
• Serbo-Croatian: Martinika f, Martinik m
• Spanish: Martinica (es) f
• Swedish: Martinique
• Ukrainian: Мартиніка f (Martynika)
• Volapük: Martinikeän (vo)
• West Frisian: Martinyk n

See also

• Countries of the world

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ti.nik/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Martinique f

1. Martinique (an island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean)

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁˈtiːnik/, /maɐ̯ˈtiːnik/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Martinique n (proper noun, strong, genitive Martiniques)

1. Martinique (an island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean)

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Swedish

Proper noun

Martinique n (genitive Martiniques)

1. Martinique (an island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean)