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Saint-Malo
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St. Malo
English
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Proper noun
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en A walled port <<city>> in <<dept/Ille-et-Vilaine>>, on the north coast of <<r/Brittany>>, <<c/France>>.
en mun in rcomun/Coaticook r/Estrie p/Quebec c/Canada, on the border with the United States, named after Saint-Malo in France.
Related terms
en Malvinas
Translations
city in Brittany
Breton: br Sant-Maloù
French: fr Saint-Malo m
Gallo: roa-gal Saent-Malô m
Marathi: mr सें-मालो
Norman: nrf Saint Mâlo
Polish: pl Saint-Malo n
Anagrams
en aailmnost anomalist atonalism
French
Etymology
fr cel-bry cel-pro
Said to be named after Saint Malo of Wales, whose name could be from fr obt machlou, from obt mach hostage, warrant + obt lou beautiful, bright, brilliant (probably from the same source as cel-gau leux light, brilliance).Léon Fleuriot, Les Origines de la Bretagne, ed. Payot, 1982, p. 150 and 281
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Saint-Malo.ogg Paris
Proper noun
m
fr city r/Brittany c/France Saint-Malo
Derived terms
fr Malouin
fr malouin
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