guadeloupean

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Definition of guadeloupean in English English dictionary

A person from Guadeloupe or of Guadeloupean descent

Of, from, or pertaining to Guadeloupe, the Guadeloupean people or the Guadeloupean language

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Guadeloupe

An island group, including the island of Guadeloupe, constituting one of the overseas departments of France

Guadeloupe

An island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea

Guadeloupe

A country in the Caribbean, one of the overseas departments of France. Official name: Department of Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

{i} pair of islands in the West Indies (territories of France)

Guadeloupe

an island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Antigua and Barbuda and north of Dominica. The island is a dependency of France. Population: 431,170 (2001). Capital: Basse-Terre. Overseas department of France (pop., 2002 est.: 432,000), eastern West Indies. Consisting of the islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre and several smaller islands, its land area is 658 sq mi (1,705 sq km); the capital is Basse-Terre. Saint-Barthélemy and the northern two-thirds of Saint-Martin are dependencies, lying 150 mi (240 km) northwest of it. Forests and tree crops such as coffee abound on the mountains of Basse-Terre, while sugarcane is cultivated on Grande-Terre. The Carib Indians held off the Spanish and French for a number of years before the islands became part of France in 1674. The British occupied Guadeloupe for short periods in the 18th-19th centuries; the islands became officially French in 1815. In 1946 it was made a department of France. Tourism has benefited the economy in recent decades

guadeloupe

an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry