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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•tin /ˈmɑrtən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa bird having a wedge-shaped or notched tail.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•tin (mär′tn),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several swallows having a deeply forked tail and long, pointed wings. Cf. house martin, purple martin.
- Late Latin Martīnus), traditionally by association with March (Latin Mārtius), when the bird arrives, and Martinmas, when it leaves; though Middle English, Old French martinet has been applied to a variety of birds; compare French martin-pêcheur kingfisher
- French
- 1425–75; late Middle English (Scots) martoune; presumably generic use of the personal name (
Ar•cher John Porter (är′chər),USA pronunciation born 1910, English biochemist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1952.- BiographicalFrank, 1890–1974, Swiss composer.
- BiographicalGlenn Luther, 1886–1955, U.S. airplane designer and manufacturer.
- BiographicalHomer Dodge, 1836–97, U.S. painter.
- BiographicalJoseph W(illiam) Jr., 1884–1968, U.S. political leader and publisher: Speaker of the House 1947–49, 1953–55.
- BiographicalSaint, a.d. 316?–397, French prelate: bishop of Tours 370?–397.
- a male given name: from the name of the Roman god Mars.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Saint Martin n
usually abbreviated to: St Martin - an island in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: administratively divided since 1648, the north belonging to France (as a dependency of Guadeloupe until 2007, then as a separate French Overseas Collectivity) and the south belonging to the Netherlands (as part of the Netherlands Antilles); salt industry. Capital (French part): Marigot; (Dutch part): Philipsburg. Pop: (French) 33 102 (2004); (Dutch) 38 959 (2007 est). Areas: (French) 52 sq km (20 sq miles); (Dutch) 33 sq km (13 sq miles)
Dutch name: Sint Maarten
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