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Mont-Saint-Michel

or Mont Saint Michel

[ mawn-san-mee-shel ]

noun

  1. a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.


Mont-Saint-Michel

/ mɔ̃sɛ̃miʃɛl /

noun

  1. a rocky islet off the coast of NW France, accessible at low tide by a causeway, in the Bay of St Michel (an inlet of the Gulf of St Malo): Benedictine abbey (966), used as a prison from the Revolution until 1863; reoccupied by Benedictine monks since 1966. Area: 1 hectare (3 acres)
“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


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Example Sentences

Il semble que la cathdrale soit le Mont-Saint-Michel de cette baie aux lumires mouvantes.

The body of the saint was deposited in the neighbourhood of Mont-Saint-Michel, in a church surrounded by forests.

Beside us walked two priests who were also going to the Mont Saint-Michel.

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