Mont-Saint-Michel
or Mont Saint Michel
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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How to use Mont-Saint-Michel in a sentence
Il semble que la cathdrale soit le Mont-Saint-Michel de cette baie aux lumires mouvantes.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThe body of the saint was deposited in the neighbourhood of Mont-Saint-Michel, in a church surrounded by forests.
Rouen, It's History and Monuments | Thodore LicquetBeside us walked two priests who were also going to the Mont Saint-Michel.
Over Strand and Field | Gustave Flaubert
British Dictionary definitions for Mont-Saint-Michel
/ (French mɔ̃sɛ̃miʃɛl) /
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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