Saint Martin
an island in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: administratively divided since 1648, the north belonging to France (as a dependency of Guadeloupe until 2007, then as a separate French Overseas Collectivity) and the south belonging to the Netherlands (as part of the Netherlands Antilles); salt industry. Capital (French part): Marigot; (Dutch part): Philipsburg. Pop: (French) 36 824 (2009); (Dutch) 37 429 (2010 est). Areas: (French) 52 sq km (20 sq miles); (Dutch) 33 sq km (13 sq miles): Dutch name: Sint Maarten
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How to use Saint Martin in a sentence
The prolonged summer of Saint-Martin in women will doubtless have consequences which we should be wrong to fear.
Radiant Motherhood | Marie Carmichael StopesAnd the curious said that Saint Martin rolled very fierce eyes and showed a very threatening mien to the poor populace.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de CosterSome twenty years ago it was revived at the Porte Saint-Martin, where it ran nearly a year.
Old and New Paris, v. 1 | Henry Sutherland EdwardsThe waiter of the Boulevard Saint-Martin is a man of letters, particularly conversant with dramatic literature.
Old and New Paris, v. 1 | Henry Sutherland EdwardsIn front of the Porte Saint-Martin, a young man, armed with a rifle, attacked alone a squadron of cavalry.
Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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