Saint-Domingue
/sɛn dɔ.mɪŋ/
Saint-Domingue proper noun: a former French colony on the island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1809, roughly equivalent to modern-day Haiti.
Proper noun
Saint-Domingue
- A former French colony on the island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1809, roughly equivalent to modern-day Haiti.
- In a mere twelve years, for example, between 1779 and 1790, the slave ships that plied the coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Mozambique unloaded close to four hundred thousand slaves in Saint Domingue.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 40
- Slavery was rarely pleasant, but the conditions on St. Domingue were notoriously bad.2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 14
- Synonyms:
- pearl of the Antilles
Synonyms of Saint-Domingue
Forms of Saint-Domingue
| alternative form | Saint Domingue |
|---|---|
| alternative form | St. Domingue |
| alternative form | St Domingue |
Questions about Saint-Domingue
- What does Saint-Domingue mean?
- Saint-Domingue means a former French colony on the island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1809, roughly equivalent to modern-day Haiti.
- What part of speech is Saint-Domingue?
- Saint-Domingue is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Saint-Domingue?
- Saint-Domingue is pronounced /sɛn dɔ.mɪŋ/.
Words near Saint-Domingue in the dictionary
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