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La Désirade
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French
Etymology
fr es La Deseada, derived from the feminine participle of es desear desire, wish for. fr Christopher Columbus explorer Spanish, allegedly because the island was the first land seen by Columbus and his crew after leaving the Canary Islands.
Pronunciation
fr /la de.zi.ʁad/
fr La Dé si rade
fr ad 4
Proper noun
f La Désirade
fr island/and/commune/and/dependency dept/Guadeloupe c/France
Derived terms
fr Désiradien, fr Désiradienne