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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of northwest France northwest of Nantes on the Gulf of Saint-Malo, an inlet of the English Channel. Founded on the site of a 6th-century AD monastery, it was a base for French pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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- proper noun A walled port city on the north coast of
Brittany , France.
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Examples
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Saint-Malo, which is built right on the ocean and is enclosed by ramparts, looks like a crown of stones, the gems of which are the machicolations.
Over Strand and Field Gustave Flaubert 1850
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Vendée, one of the best areas in France for a family holiday, is just four hours' drive from the ferry ports of Saint-Malo and Cherbourg and this peaceful site is within easy reach of the area's best attractions.
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Just 22 miles from the ferry port of Saint-Malo, it is set in the grounds of a chateau, and has a fantastic choice of accommodation.
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We like to spend our time in Dinard and Saint-Malo.
Director Trân Anh Hùng Sips Tea and Rides His Bike Javier Espinoza 2011
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Vendée, one of the best areas in France for a family holiday, is just four hours' drive from the ferry ports of Saint-Malo and Cherbourg and this peaceful site is within easy reach of the area's best attractions.
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Just 22 miles from the ferry port of Saint-Malo, it is set in the grounds of a chateau, and has a fantastic choice of accommodation.
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Monday's Stage 3 takes cyclists on another flat ride in Brittany, a 129. 2-mile course from the walled coastal town of Saint-Malo to Nantes on the Atlantic coast.
Hushovd sprints to stage win at Tour de France; Valverde leads 2008
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July 7 — Third Stage, Saint-Malo — Nantes, flat, 208 (129.2) (Samuel Dumoulin, France; Romain Feillu, France)
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It was sighted by a commercial Spanish ship named '' León '' operating out of Saint-Malo on 28 June or 29 June 1756.
South Georgia 2009
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As a sort of marginalia to our counter Aquatics Complex, this tide pool in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France, during low tide.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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