Named byChristopher Columbus after SaintMartin of Tours. The name is sometimes suggested to be a modification of a nativeTa-Arawakan (Taino or Kalinago) nameMadinina(“island of flowers”)[1] orMatinino(“island of women”).
Martinique
- An island,overseas department, andadministrative region ofFrance, in theCaribbean. Official name:Department of Martinique.
Island and, overseas department and region of France
- ^Antje Schrammel (2012)Martinique - Geschichte und Sprache (in German), GRIN Verlag,→ISBN, page 4
Martinique f
- Martinique (an island,overseas department, andadministrative region ofFrance, in theCaribbean)
- IPA(key): /maʁˈtiːnik/,/maɐ̯ˈtiːnik/
Martinique n (proper noun,strong,genitiveMartiniques)
- Martinique (an island,overseas department, andadministrative region ofFrance, in theCaribbean)
Martinique n (genitiveMartiniques)
- Martinique (an island,overseas department, andadministrative region ofFrance, in theCaribbean)