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Saint-Barthélemy

American  
[san-bahr-teyluh-mee] / sɛ̃ bɑr teɪləˈmi /

noun

  1. Saint BartholomewSaint BartsSaint Barths, a resort island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, part of the French department of Guadeloupe. 6900; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km).

Saint-Barthélemy British  
/ sɛ̃barteɪleɪmɪ /

noun

  1. an island in the E Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands, belonging to France (as a dependency of Guadeloupe until 2007, then as a separate French Overseas Collectivity). Capital: Gustavia. Pop: 6852 (1999 census). Area: 21 sq km (8.1 sq miles)

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Les Orphelins de la Saint-Barthélemy awakes the saddest sighs for Dumas or Mérimée.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

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