- Saint-Malo, Gulf of
- geographical name arm of English Channel NW France between Cotentin Peninsula & Brittany
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Saint-Malo, Gulf of
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Saint-Malo, Gulf of — Gulf of the English Channel, France. Indenting the northern coast of Brittany, the gulf extends from the island of Bréhat to the peninsula of Cotentin, Normandy. It includes the rocky islet of Mont Saint Michel. At low tide in spring and fall a… … Universalium
Saint Malo, Louisiana — Saint Malo Settlement as it appeared in Harper s Weekly, 1883 Saint Malo was a small fishing village that existed in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana on the shore of Lake Borgne from the mid 18th century into the early 20th century, when it was… … Wikipedia
Saint-malo — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Malo (homonymie). Saint Malo vu depuis l île du Grand Bé … Wikipédia en Français
Saint-Malo — Saint Ma·lo (săɴ mə lōʹ) A town of northwest France northwest of Nantes on the Gulf of Saint Malo, an inlet of the English Channel. Founded on the site of a 6th century A.D. monastery, it was a base for French pirates in the 17th and 18th… … Universalium
Saint-Malo — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Malo (homonymie). 48° 38′ 53″ N 2° 00′ 27″ W … Wikipédia en Français
Saint-Malo — geographical name city & port NW France in Brittany on island in Gulf of Saint Malo population 49,274 … New Collegiate Dictionary
gulf — gulflike, adj. gulfy, adj. /gulf/, n. 1. a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. 2. a deep hollow; chasm or abyss. 3. any wide separation, as in position, status, or education. 4. something that engulfs or swallows up. v.t. 5. to… … Universalium
Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… … Universalium
saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… … Universalium
Saint Aubin, Jersey — Saint Aubin is a port in the Channel Island of Jersey. It opens out to a bay of the Gulf of Saint Malo.Originally a fishing village at the opposite end of St. Aubin s Bay from the town of Saint Helier, St. Aubin is now the hub of the parish of St … Wikipedia
