Guadeloupe
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Guadeloupe, from Spanish Santa María de Guadalupe (The Virgin Mary named after the Spanish town of Guadalupe in Extremadura). Doublet of Guadalupe.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡwɑːdə.ˈluːp/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ɡwɑdə.ˈlʊp/, /ˌɡwɑːdə.ˈluːp/
Proper noun edit
Guadeloupe
- An island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea.
- An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe.
Hypernyms edit
- (island): island
- (overseas department): department
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island
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overseas department and region of France
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See also edit
- Guadeloupe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Maps of Guadeloupe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French edit
Etymology edit
Named after the Spanish city of Guadalupe. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in honour of the Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura shrine.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Guadeloupe f
- Guadeloupe (an island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea)
- Guadeloupe (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe)
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Proper noun edit
Guadeloupe n (proper noun, genitive Guadeloupes or (optionally with an article) Guadeloupe)
- Guadeloupe (an island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea)
- Guadeloupe (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe)
- 1869, Jahresbericht über die Leistungen und Fortschritte in der gesammten Medizin. III. Jahrgang. Bericht für das Jahr 1868. Zweiter Band, page 219:
- Im Jahre 1865–1866 herrschte auf einem Theile der Insel Guadeloupe eine sehr mörderische Cholera-Epidemie, über deren Ursprung die Ansichten sehr getheilt sind; […]
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Guadeloupe