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Marie-Galante
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Marie-Galante.
Proper noun
An island in the archipelago of Guadeloupe.
Translations
island
Antillean Creole: gcf Mawigalant f, gcf Marigalant f
Arabic: ar ماري غالانتي
Catalan: ca Marie-Galante f
Dutch: nl Marie-Galante n
French: fr Marie-Galante f
Greek: el Μαρί-Γκαλάντ
Haitian Creole: ht Marigalant
Italian: it Marie-Galante f, it Maria Galanda f
Japanese: ja マリー＝ガラント Marī=garanto
Latin: la Marigalanta f
Spanish: es Marigalante f
French
Etymology
fr es Maria Galanda. fr Christopher Columbus explorer Spanish. The island is named after the flagship of Columbus's expedition, which was named in turn in honour of the Virgin Mary.
Pronunciation
fr Ma rie- Ga lante
fr ɑ̃t 4
Proper noun
f
fr island/and/dependency overseas department:pref/Guadeloupe c/France Marie-Galante
Derived terms
fr Marie-Galantais, fr Marie-Galantaise
fr eponyms