Grande-Terre

American

[grahnd-ter] / grɑ̃dˈtɛr /

noun

Guadeloupe

Grande-Terre British

/ ɡrɑ̃dtɛr /

noun

a French island in the Caribbean, in the Lesser Antilles: one of the two main islands which constitute Guadeloupe. Chief town: Pointe-à-Pitre

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Grande-Terre

Similar scenes of devastation on Mayotte's other main island Grande-Terre greeted French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday morning as he arrived with four tonnes of food and health aid.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024

The easternmost point of Grande-Terre, with a dramatic landscape and huge, crashing waves.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2018

Correction: our stay on Basse-Terre was in Deshaies, Le Gosier is on Grande-Terre.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2017

Unlike Grande-Terre, the Basse-Terre landscape is cooler, greener and less inhabited.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2017

The western island, a rugged mass of ridges, peaks and lofty uplands, is called Basse-Terre, while the eastern and smaller island, the real low-land, is known as Grande-Terre.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023