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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of the West Indies in the western Leeward Islands. The island has been divided into separate territories under French and Dutch administration since 1648.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
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The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France.
Netherlands Antilles 2009
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The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France.
Netherlands Antilles 2009
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The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France.
Netherlands Antilles 2008
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The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France.
Background 2008
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A hurricane warning has been issued for the islands, including Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Saba and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
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A hurricane warning has been issued for the islands, including Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Saba and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
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A hurricane warning has been issued for the islands, including Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Saba and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
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Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre (separated from Basse-Terre by a narrow sea channel called Salt-River), Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin).
Guadeloupe 2009
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The island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten
Netherlands Antilles 2009
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Land Boundaries: 15 km with the French part of the island of Saint Martin
Netherlands Antilles 2009
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