Mont-Saint-Michel

American  

[mawn-san-mee-shel] / mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miˈʃɛl /

Or Mont Saint Michel

noun

1. a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.

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Mont-Saint-Michel British  

/ mɔ̃sɛ̃miʃɛl /

noun

1. a rocky islet off the coast of NW France, accessible at low tide by a causeway, in the Bay of St Michel (an inlet of the Gulf of St Malo): Benedictine abbey (966), used as a prison from the Revolution until 1863; reoccupied by Benedictine monks since 1966. Area: 1 hectare (3 acres)

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Example Sentences

Before returning to Washington on Wednesday, Biden will tour a historic venue in France, Mont-Saint-Michel, a 1,000-year-old Benedictine abbey that was listed as a World Heritage site in 1979.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Discover the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, along with Mont-Saint-Michel, the UNESCO-listed island monastery.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

The earliest evidence of the voraciousness and oddity of Maar’s vision is in pictures she took of Mont-Saint-Michel in 1931, for an illustrated book by the art historian Germain Bazin.

From The New Yorker • May 21, 2019

Briton Kennaugh, who won team pursuit gold at the 2012 Games in London, could now miss the Tour de France, which begins on 2 July in Mont-Saint-Michel.

From BBC • May 18, 2016

The sky is gloaming, and the waves of the sea are as thin as petals of nightshade as they swirl over the road to Mont-Saint-Michel.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz