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Definition of Saint martin

1. Noun. An island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Martin

Literary usage of Saint martin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"saint martin flung a few switches over his shoulder,—after all there are not many bad children,—and with his round, rosy face and kind eyes glowing with ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... the ancient abbey of Saint Vincent and the church of saint martin, built in the 12th century. Laon was the seat of a bishopric until the Revolution. ..."

3. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"... had been hurried into the CHAP. xix. irreverent comment that saint martin, good friend as he was in tune of need, was one who took good care not to be ..."

4. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier (1840)
"... de Gamaches in Compiegne, who at that time was its governor, and earnestly entreated him to assemble a body of men to raise the siege of saint martin. ..."

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