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Pointe-à-Pitre

[ French pwan-ta-pee-truh ]
/ French pwɛ̃ taˈpi trə /

noun

a seaport on central Guadeloupe, in the E West Indies.

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Words nearby Pointe-à-Pitre

point de Hongrie, point d'esprit, point-device, point duty, pointe, Pointe-à-Pitre, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Pointe Claire, pointed, pointed arch, pointed wart
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British Dictionary definitions for Pointe-à-Pitre

Pointe-à-Pitre
/ (French pwɛ̃tapitrə) /

noun

the chief port of Guadeloupe, on SW Grande-Terre Island in the Caribbean. Pop: 20 948 (1999)
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