Grande-Terre

[ French grahnd-ter ]

/ French grɑ̃dˈtɛr /

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noun

See under Guadeloupe.

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Words nearby Grande-Terre

Grande, Grande Chartreuse, La, grande dame, grandee, Grande Prairie, Grande-Terre, grandeur, Grand Falls, grandfather, grandfather clause, grandfather clock

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How to use Grande-Terre in a sentence

Spoiler: you may think twice before getting another Grande Chestnut Praline Latte.
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Brutally, Ms. Grande, to be a true diva you need to have lived a bit.
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grande, who like Cyrus is 21, had been called a diva and was upset about it.
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem is Grande has now painted herself into a bit of a nice-girl corner, which is a place no diva ever wants to be.
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Previous Beltrán Leyva henchmen had nicknames like El Grande or La Barbie and were stone-faced killers.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ils me conduysirent en la plus grande cabane de toutes; elle contenoit bien 80 ames.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ces gens, croy-je, sont les plus grands harangueurs de toute la terre; ils ne font rien sans cela.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Car ils estoyent en grande cholere et en non moindre crainte; mais la cholere faisoit plus de bruit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Aprs qu'ils nous eurent recogneus, ils demenerent grande joye le soir leur accoustume, par danses, chansons et harangues.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Grande-Terre

Grande-Terre

/ (French 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

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