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- proper noun Capital of
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon .
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Examples
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Once known as Saint-Pierre after a Christian legend involving St. Peter, the John Dory is a menacing looking deep sea fish from the but blessed with a delicate yet firm flesh inside that is best served as simply as possible.
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In July, in Saint-Pierre, he found a copy of the parish bulletin for May-June 1927, mentioning that an airplane engine had been heard over the south coast of Newfoundland.
Charles Lindbergh Won the Prize, but Did His Rival Get There First? Sebastian Moffett 2011
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He appointed yet another grizzled veteran, Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, fifty-two years old and just returned from an expedition toward the Rocky Mountains.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, Jacques (1701–55), French marine officer commanding forces in the Ohio country, received Washington at Fort de la rivière aux Boeufs (Fort Le Boeuf), 1753
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Saint-Pierre, just a couple miles up the coast from Le Carbet, was the island's capital until May 8, 1902, when Mount Pelée, a 4,600-foot volcano that is the highest point on Martinique, erupted.
Take Monday Off: Martinique Chris Nuttall-Smith 2011
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France's culture minister turned up in July as he was continuing research on the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, south of Newfoundland.
Charles Lindbergh Won the Prize, but Did His Rival Get There First? Sebastian Moffett 2011
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Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, Jacques (1701–55), French marine officer commanding forces in the Ohio country, received Washington at Fort de la rivière aux Boeufs (Fort Le Boeuf), 1753
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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He appointed yet another grizzled veteran, Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, fifty-two years old and just returned from an expedition toward the Rocky Mountains.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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He appointed yet another grizzled veteran, Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, fifty-two years old and just returned from an expedition toward the Rocky Mountains.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, Jacques (1701–55), French marine officer commanding forces in the Ohio country, received Washington at Fort de la rivière aux Boeufs (Fort Le Boeuf), 1753
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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