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

It also aims at "compensating all victims of this contamination" in Guadeloupe and Martinique.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

"This compromise text will help restore deeply damaged trust," said Socialist lawmaker Elie Califer, who is from Guadeloupe and put forward the bill.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Living in Guadeloupe, Ms. Sinnapah Mary is an Afro-Caribbean artist who is also the descendant of Indian indentured workers brought to the island by the French after slavery ended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The first thing he saw was a photograph of himself, taken the summer before on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, where he had gone diving.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz