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Fort-de-France
[ fawr-duh-frahns ]
noun
- a seaport on and the capital of Martinique, in the French West Indies.
Fort-de-France
/ fɔrdəfrɑ̃s /
noun
- the capital of Martinique, a port on the W coast: commercial centre of the French Antilles. Pop: 94 049 (1999 est)
Example Sentences
Unrest in Martinique broke out on 1 September, prompting protests and roadblocks and a curfew in the capital Fort-de-France.
On Thursday dozens of protesters stormed the runway at the airport in the capital, Fort-de-France, prompting its closure.
On Tuesday Fort-de-France Mayor Didier Laguerre acknowledged that people in Martinique - a territory of 350,000 people - were struggling: “I understand the suffering and anger.”
Next is the island of Réunion at Saint-Denis — coincidentally the same name as the Paris suburb with the Olympic village — before reaching Papeete in the surfing realm of Tahiti, then Baie-Mahault in Gaudeloupe and finally Fort-de-France in Martinique.
Motorcycle police officers stand guard in front of a street barricade after unrest triggered by COVID-19 curbs in Fort-De-France, Martinique November 29, 2021.
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