Guadeloupe

[ gwahd-l-oop ]

/ ˌgwɑd lˈup /

noun

two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre ) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1,179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Guadeloupe

Guadalupe (River), Guadeloupe

Words nearby Guadeloupe

Guadalupe Hidalgo, Guadalupe Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Guadalupe palm, Guadalupe River, Guadeloupe, Guadiana, guaguanche, guaiac, guaiacol, guaiacum

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Example sentences from the Web for Guadeloupe

From her woolly hair and very dark but merry face, I imagined her to have a touch of Guadeloupe or Martinique blood.
Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone|Angus B. Reach
It was contagious at Guadeloupe also, and lasted twenty months.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
We did not land at Guadeloupe, the hour not being favorable and the stay being too brief to compensate for the effort involved.
Ladies-In-Waiting|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Similar noises were heard in Martinique and Guadeloupe, and here also without shocks.
The San Francisco Calamity|Various

Commonly known as War-loupe; probably a corruption of Guadeloupe.
Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians|W. H. Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

/ (ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp) /

noun

an overseas region of France in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands, formed by the islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre and several offlying islands; in 2007 the island of Saint-Barthélemy and the part-island dependency of Saint-Martin were separated from Guadeloupe to become Overseas Collectivities directly subordinate to France. Capital: Basse-Terre. Pop: 405 500 (2007 est). Area: 1780 sq km (687 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

[ (gwahd-l-oohp, gwahd-l-oohp) ]

Island in the eastern portion of the West Indies; an overseas territory of France.

notes for Guadeloupe

Tourism is a major industry.

单词	guadeloupe
释义	Guadeloupe [ gwahd-l-oop ] / ˌgwɑd lˈup / noun two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre ) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1,179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Guadeloupe Guadalupe (River), Guadeloupe Words nearby Guadeloupe Guadalupe Hidalgo, Guadalupe Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Guadalupe palm, Guadalupe River, Guadeloupe, Guadiana, guaguanche, guaiac, guaiacol, guaiacum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Guadeloupe From her woolly hair and very dark but merry face, I imagined her to have a touch of Guadeloupe or Martinique blood. Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone\|Angus B. Reach It was contagious at Guadeloupe also, and lasted twenty months. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)\|Charles Creighton We did not land at Guadeloupe, the hour not being favorable and the stay being too brief to compensate for the effort involved. Ladies-In-Waiting\|Kate Douglas Wiggin Similar noises were heard in Martinique and Guadeloupe, and here also without shocks. The San Francisco Calamity\|Various Commonly known as War-loupe; probably a corruption of Guadeloupe. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians\|W. H. Jackson British Dictionary definitions for Guadeloupe Guadeloupe / (ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp) / noun an overseas region of France in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands, formed by the islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre and several offlying islands; in 2007 the island of Saint-Barthélemy and the part-island dependency of Saint-Martin were separated from Guadeloupe to become Overseas Collectivities directly subordinate to France. Capital: Basse-Terre. Pop: 405 500 (2007 est). Area: 1780 sq km (687 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Guadeloupe Guadeloupe [ (gwahd-l-oohp, gwahd-l-oohp) ] Island in the eastern portion of the West Indies; an overseas territory of France. notes for Guadeloupe Tourism is a major industry. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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