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

Norris had given orders to return to the Marie Galante, and the rest of us were sullenly making ready to start the back trail.

From The Long Voyage by Jacobi, Carl Richard

St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, and the Saintes surrendered in April, but after struggles which showed that the Republicans, backed by mulattoes and blacks, were formidable foes.

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland

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 Johnson, Willis Fletcher

All the way back to the Marie Galante, I sought to soothe him, but he was a man possessed.

From The Long Voyage by Jacobi, Carl Richard