Saint Martin

British  

noun

1. Dutch name: Sint Maarten.  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)

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Example Sentences

In Paris, instead of a hotel by Notre Dame or the Eiffel Tower, look near the Canal Saint Martin, Rue De Bretagne, or Gobelins for more affordable hotels.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

One of Abramovich’s yachts, the Solaris, is in Barcelona, while the other, the Eclipse, is in Saint Martin in the Caribbean.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Dutch King Willem-Alexander was due to visit the Dutch side of Saint Martin on Monday, the palace said in a statement.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2017

The following morning Brailsford said he would prefer to focus his attention on the day’s stage from Tarbes to the hill-top finish at Pierre Saint Martin but the genie was out of the bottle.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2015

In 1895 he joined the Renaissance theatre in Paris, and played there until he became director of the Porte Saint Martin in 1897.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various