Guadeloupe

American  

[gwahd-l-oop] / ˌgwɑd lˈup /

noun

1. 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). Basse-Terre.

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Guadeloupe British  

/ ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp /

noun

1. 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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Guadeloupe Cultural  

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

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Guadeloupe

Nice follows earlier work in Deshaies, Guadeloupe, which received recognition in 2023, and Cannes, which became the first municipality in mainland France to receive it in January 2024.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Lawmaker Olivier Serva, also from Guadeloupe, said he was "not entirely satisfied".

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Napoleon’s reasons for reimposing slavery in Guadeloupe in 1802 and attempting to do so in Saint-Domingue are fiercely debated by historians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

AFP reporters said they felt the tremors in the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

Princesse was on her way to keep an appointment with Catherine, a painter from Guadeloupe.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat