Fort-de-France

[ fawr-duh-frahns ]

noun

1. a seaport on and the capital of Martinique, in the French West Indies.

Fort-de-France

/ fɔrdəfrɑ̃s /

noun

1. the capital of Martinique, a port on the W coast: commercial centre of the French Antilles. Pop: 94 049 (1999 est)

Example Sentences

But, as soon as we heard the story, our captain told the engineer to get up full steam an' make for Fort-de-France.

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The steamer reached Fort-de-France in the evening, and the boy found the town, though ill-lighted, gay.

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There were not so many idle people here, to be awakened from their noon-tide slumbers, by the katydid, as in Fort de France.

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Whilst we were still at Fort de France, a rather startling piece of intelligence reached us.

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A beautiful statue of her stands in the square at Fort de France where our refugees are encamped.

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