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Martinique

American  
[mahr-tn-eek] / ˌmɑr tnˈik /

noun

  1. an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1,100 sq. km). Fort-de-France.


Martinique British  
/ ˌmɑːtɪˈniːk /

noun

  1. an island in the E Caribbean, in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles: administratively an overseas region of France. Capital: Fort-de-France. Pop: 403 795 (2007 est). Area: 1090 sq km (420 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Martinique Cultural  
  1. Island in the eastern West Indies; an overseas part of France.


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The chemical has been linked to prostate cancer -- the rate of which in Martinique and Guadeloupe is among the highest in the world -- as well as stomach and pancreatic cancer.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

My colleague Chip Cutter says he’s found good availability, for example, on Delta and its partners from Martinique to Paris or Cartagena, Colombia, to Amsterdam.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Ripon-born Grayson's squad includes players from Martinique, Haiti, Bhutan and Senegal, while Jonathan Cantillana is a midfielder who plays for Palestine.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2025

In “The Great Yes,” Kentridge turns to a creaky old cargo ship smelling of rotted oranges that sailed from Marseille to Martinique in 1941 overcrowded with some 300 passengers escaping Vichy France.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2025

So, using their aliases, Richard Quintas and Henry Kaynor, they registered at the Martinique, a deluxe hotel on Forty-Ninth Street.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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