Guadeloupe

/ɡwɑdəˈlʊp/ name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean.
  2. 2
    An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe.

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archipelagocaribbean archipelagofrench departmentfrench overseas regionguadeloupeanguadeloupian

Etymology

From French Guadeloupe, from Spanish Santa María de Guadalupe (The Virgin Mary named after the Spanish town of Guadalupe in Extremadura). Doublet of Guadalupe.

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