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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)
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Example Sentences

Before returning to Washington on Wednesday, Biden will tour a historic venue in France, Mont-Saint-Michel, a 1,000-year-old Benedictine abbey that was listed as a World Heritage site in 1979.

Before returning to Washington on Wednesday, Biden will tour a historic venue in France, Mont-Saint-Michel, a 1,000-year-old Benedictine abbey that was listed as a World Heritage site in 1979.

"In order to transmit, one must preserve, but for decades Mont-Saint-Michel threatened to silt up completely, which would have realised the old dream of English generals, to take the mount as if it was a hilltop amid fields," Macron said during a visit to celebrate the monument's 1,000th anniversary.

From Reuters

An old dam across the Couesnon River in front of the mount protected agriculture and nearby town Pontorson from floods, but had also stopped the river's vigorous outflow during low tide that had flushed sediment out into the bay and for centuries helped Mont-Saint-Michel remain an island during high tide.

From Reuters

Discover the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, along with Mont-Saint-Michel, the UNESCO-listed island monastery.

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