English Explanatory Dictionary

Molene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island off Brittany, France.
  2. An archipelago around the island off Brittany, France; in full, Molene Archipelago.
  3. A commune of Finistère department, Brittany, France, comprising the archipelago; in full, Île-Molène.

Word forms

Molene Molène

Etymology

From French Molène, from Breton Molenez, from moal (“bald”) + enez (“island”), from a lack of trees.

Derived words

Molenes
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