"Saint-Domingue" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /sɛn dɔ.mɪŋ/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Saint-Domingue
  1. (now historical) A former French colony on the island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1809, roughly equivalent to modern-day Haiti. Wikipedia link: Saint-Domingue Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical dependent territories, Places in Haiti Synonyms: Saint Domingue, St. Domingue, St Domingue Related terms: Dominguan, Saint-Dominguan (alt: St. Dominguan), Dominguois, Saint-Dominguois, Saint Dominican

Alternative forms

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