Mont-Saint-Michel

or Mont Saint Michel

[ mawn-san-mee-shel ]

noun

1. a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.

Mont-Saint-Michel

/ mɔ̃sɛ̃miʃɛl /

noun

1. a rocky islet off the coast of NW France, accessible at low tide by a causeway, in the Bay of St Michel (an inlet of the Gulf of St Malo): Benedictine abbey (966), used as a prison from the Revolution until 1863; reoccupied by Benedictine monks since 1966. Area: 1 hectare (3 acres)

Example Sentences

Il semble que la cathdrale soit le Mont-Saint-Michel de cette baie aux lumires mouvantes.

From Project Gutenberg

The body of the saint was deposited in the neighbourhood of Mont-Saint-Michel, in a church surrounded by forests.

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Beside us walked two priests who were also going to the Mont Saint-Michel.

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