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  • noun an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands

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Examples

  • Telecommunications: more than adequate; telephone density - 1,100 telephones per 1,000 persons; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links; 72,168 telephones; broadcast stations - 4 AM, 4 FM, 1 TV; 1 submarine cable to Saint Maarten

    The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • These include three Varig-branded weekly flights to Punta Cana from Sao Paulo via Caracas, one Varig-branded weekly flight to Aruba from Sao Paulo via Caracas, one weekly Gol-branded flight to Saint Maarten from Sao Paulo via Belem and one weekly Gol-branded flight on a Brasilia-Curacao-Aruba-Curacao-Brasilia triangular routing.

    HEADLINES 2010

  • These include three Varig-branded weekly flights to Punta Cana from Sao Paulo via Caracas, one Varig-branded weekly flight to Aruba from Sao Paulo via Caracas, one weekly Gol-branded flight to Saint Maarten from Sao Paulo via Belem and one weekly Gol-branded flight on a Brasilia-Curacao-Aruba-Curacao-Brasilia triangular routing.

    HEADLINES 2010

  • Police on the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten recognized Laura Dekker Sunday from a photo, according to a report on Dutch radio.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Youth services filed the emergency request to remove the 14-year old girl from her father's care after she disappeared on Friday and was found two days later on the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • But she was found by Police on Saint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, who recognized her from a photo.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • A spokesperson said police want to know how she was able to fly to Saint Maarten while under state custody and whether someone accompanied her on her trip.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Police on the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten recognized Laura Dekker Sunday from a photo, according to a report on Dutch radio.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Youth services filed the emergency request to remove the 14-year old girl from her father's care after she disappeared on Friday and was found two days later on the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • A spokesperson said police want to know how she was able to fly to Saint Maarten while under state custody and whether someone accompanied her on her trip.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

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