English Explanatory Dictionary

Guadeloupe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɡwɑːdəˈluːp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Guadeloupe.wav /ɡwɑdəˈlʊp/ /ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp/

Word forms

Guadeloupe

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.

Derived words

Guadeloupean Guadeloupian

Translations

Antillean Creole: Gwadloup Arabic: جْوَادِلُوب Asturian: Guadalupe Cherokee: ᏩᏓᎷᏇ Chinese Mandarin: 瓜德羅普 /瓜德罗普 French: Guadeloupe German: Guadeloupe Haitian Creole: Gwadloup Marathi: ग्वाडलूप Spanish: Guadalupe
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