Martinique

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑː(ɹ)tɪˈniːk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Martinique

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

Derived terms

• Carriacou and Petite Martinique
• Martinican

 

Translations

Island and, overseas department and region of France

• Antillean Creole: Matinik f

  Martinican Creole: Matnik f

• Arabic: مَارْتِينِيك m (martinīk)
• Breton: Martinik (br)
• Burmese: မာတီနစ် (matinac)
• Catalan: Martinica (ca) f
• Cherokee: ᎹᏘᏂᎨ (matinige)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬提尼克 / 马提尼克 (zh) (Mǎtíníkè)

• Corsican: Martinica f
• Danish: Martinique
• Dutch: Martinique (nl) n
• Esperanto: Martiniko
• Estonian: Martinique (et)
• Finnish: Martinique (fi)
• French: Martinique (fr) f
• Galician: Martinica f
• Georgian: მარტინიკა (marṭiniḳa)
• German: Martinique (de)
• Greek: Μαρτινίκα (el) f (Martiníka)
• Haitian Creole: Matinik
• Hindi: मार्तिनीक (mārtinīk)
• Hungarian: Martinique (hu)
• Italian: Martinica f
• Jamaican Creole: Maatiniik
• Japanese: マルティニーク (Marutinīku)
• Kalinago: Madinina, Madiana, Madanina
• Kannada: ಮಾರ್ಟಿನಿಕ್ (mārṭinik)
• Korean: 마르티니크 (Mareutinikeu)
• Latin: Martinica f
• Latvian: Martinika f
• Macedonian: Мартиник m (Martinik)
• Maori: Mātiniki
• Marathi: मार्टिनीक (mārṭinīk)
• Norman: Martinique f
• Occitan: Martinica (oc) f
• Papiamentu: Martinik
• Polish: Martynika (pl)
• Portuguese: Martinica (pt) f
• Romanian: Martinica f
• Russian: Мартини́ка (ru) f (Martiníka)
• Sardinian: Martinica f, Martinìca f
• Scots: Martinique
• Serbo-Croatian: Martinika f, Martinik m
• Spanish: Martinica (es) f
• Swedish: Martinique
• Thai: มาร์ตีนิก (maa-dtii-ník)
• Ukrainian: Мартиніка f (Martynika)
• Volapük: Martinikeän (vo)
• West Frisian: Martinyk n

See also

• Countries of the world

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ti.nik/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Martinique f

1. Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: Matinik

See also

• (administrative regions of France) Régions de France; Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Corse, Grand Est, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Martinique, Mayotte, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Réunion ^{(Category: fr:Administrative regions of France)}

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁˈtiːnik/, /maɐ̯ˈtiːnik/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Martinique n (proper noun, strong, genitive Martiniques)

1. Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)

Swedish

Proper noun

Martinique n (genitive Martiniques)

1. Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)