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Martinique

/ˌmɑː(ɹ)tɪˈniːk/

Martinique proper noun: an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

Proper noun

Martinique

  1. An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

Martinique meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada and Arabic

Martinique in Hindi

Island and, overseas department and region of France
मार्तिनीक mārtinīk

Martinique in Marathi

Island and, overseas department and region of France
मार्टिनीक mārṭinīk

Martinique in Kannada

Island and, overseas department and region of France
ಮಾರ್ಟಿನಿಕ್ mārṭinik

Martinique in Arabic

Island and, overseas department and region of France
مَارْتِينِيك martinīk
More languagesFewer languages
Martinique in Thai
มาร์ตีนิก maa-dtii-ník
Martinique in Myanmar
မာတီနစ် matinac

Origin of Martinique

Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Martin of Tours. The name is sometimes suggested to be a modification of a native Ta-Arawak (Taino or Kalinago) name Madinina (“island of flowers”) or Matinino (“island of women”).

Words formed from Martinique

Phrases with Martinique

Questions about Martinique

What does Martinique mean?
Martinique means an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.
What is Martinique in Hindi?
Martinique in Hindi is मार्तिनीक (mārtinīk). See Martinique meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Martinique?
Martinique is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Martinique?
Martinique is pronounced /ˌmɑː(ɹ)tɪˈniːk/.

Words near Martinique in the dictionary

  1. Martinicans
  2. martinied
  3. Martiniquais
  4. Martiniquan
  5. Martiniquans
  6. Martinique
  7. martinis
  8. Martinism
  9. Martinist
  10. Martinistic
  11. Martinists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Martinique (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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