Sint Maarten
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English
Proper noun
Sint Maarten
- A dependent territory and constituent country of the Netherlands, located on the southern half of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea. Capital: Philipsburg.
Translations
Island
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- (island) Sint-Maarten
- (village) Sunt Maarten (West Frisian), Sunt-Mart (West Frisian)
Etymology
- (island and country) Named after Saint Martin of Tours.
- (village) First attested as niwelant in 1289. Named after Saint Martin of Tours.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Sint-Maarten (part of the island of Saint Martin; a dependent territory and constituent country of the Netherlands, located in the Caribbean Sea)
- A village and former municipality of Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Knorrenburg (Carnival nickname)
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sint maarten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN