Marie Galante

American  

[ma-ree ga-lahnt] / ma ri gaˈlɑ̃t /

noun

1. an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).

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Marie Galante British  

/ mari ɡalɑ̃t /

noun

1. an island in the E Caribbean southeast of Guadeloupe, of which it is a dependency. Chief town: Grand Bourg. Pop: 12 488 (1999). Area: 155 sq km (60 sq miles)

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Marie Galante

A parliamentary undersecretary located the French Atlantic island of Marie Galante as "near Tahiti," which is in the Pacific.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1825 a hurricane destroyed the town of Basse-Terre, and Grand Bourg in Marie Galante suffered a like fate in 1865.

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

The Marie Galante was a cruiser-type ship, stripped down to essentials to maintain speed, but equipped with the latest of everything.

From The Long Voyage by Carl Richard Jacobi

After we had been weeded out, interviewed and rigorously questioned, Norris had taken us into the hangar, waved a hand toward the Marie Galante and explained the details.

From The Long Voyage by Carl Richard Jacobi

After a small engagement at Dominica, Admiral Rodney by a skillful ruse brought on a battle with the French between Guadeloupe, Saintes and Marie Galante.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

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