Martinique

Martinique

English

Etymology

Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Martin of Tours, possibly influenced by the native name Madinima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑː(ɹ)tɪˈniːk/

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Proper noun

Martinique

1. An island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

Derived terms

• Martinican

Translations

Island and, overseas department and region of France

Antillean Creole: Matinik f Martinican Creole: Matnik f Arabic: مَارْتِينِيك‎ m (martinīk) Breton: Martinik (br) Catalan: Martinica (ca) f Cherokee: ᎹᏘᏂᎨ (matinige) Chinese: Mandarin: 馬提尼克／马提尼克 (zh) (Mǎtíníkè) Corsican: Martinica f Danish: Martinique Dutch: Martinique (nl) n Esperanto: Martiniko Estonian: Martinique (et) Finnish: Martinique (fi) French: Martinique (fr) f Galician: Martinica f Georgian: მარტინიკა (marṭiniḳa) German: Martinique (de) Greek: Μαρτινίκα (el) f (Martiníka) Hindi: मार्तिनीक (mārtinīk) Hungarian: Martinique (hu) Island Carib: Madinina, Madiana, Madanina Italian: Martinica f Jamaican Creole: Maatiniik Japanese: マルティニーク (Marutinīku) Kannada: ಮಾರ್ಟಿನಿಕ್ (mārṭinik) Korean: 마르티니크 (Mareutinikeu) Latin: Martinica f Latvian: Martinika f Macedonian: Мартиник m (Martinik) Maori: Mātiniki Norman: Martinique f Occitan: Martinica (oc) f Papiamentu: Martinik Polish: Martynika (pl) Portuguese: Martinica (pt) f Romanian: Martinica f Russian: Мартини́ка (ru) f (Martiníka) Sardinian: Martinica f, Martinìca f Scots: Martinique Serbo-Croatian: Martinika f, Martinik m Spanish: Martinica (es) f Swedish: Martinique Ukrainian: Мартиніка f (Martynika) Volapük: Martinikeän (vo) West Frisian: Martinyk n

See also

• Countries of the world

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ti.nik/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Martinique f

1. Martinique (an island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean)

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁˈtiːnik/, /maɐ̯ˈtiːnik/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Martinique n (proper noun, strong, genitive Martiniques)

1. Martinique (an island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean)

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Swedish

Proper noun

Martinique n (genitive Martiniques)

1. Martinique (an island, an overseas department and region of France, in the Caribbean)