Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France

[fawr-duh-frahns]
noun
a seaport on and the capital of Martinique, in the French West Indies.
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Mar·ti·nique

[mahr-tn-eek]
noun
an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.

Mar·ti·ni·can [mahr-tn-ee-kuhn] , noun
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Fort-de-France (French fɔrdəfrɑ̃s) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the capital of Martinique, a port on the W coast: commercial centre of the French Antilles. Pop: 94 049 (1999 est)

Martinique (ˌmɑːtɪˈniːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an island in the E Caribbean, in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles: administratively an overseas region of France. Capital: Fort-de-France. Pop: 395 000 (2004 est). Area: 1090 sq km (420 sq miles)

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Martinique [(mahrt-n-eek)]

Island in the eastern West Indies; an overseas part of France.

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