"Saint-Domingue" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /sɛn dɔ.mɪŋ/ Forms: Saint Domingue [alternative], St. Domingue [alternative], St Domingue [alternative]
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): Places in Haiti Related terms: Dominguan, Saint-Dominguan (alt: St. Dominguan), Dominguois, Saint-Dominguois, Saint Dominican
    Sense id: en-Saint-Domingue-en-name-66okxzCl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Dependent territories of Haiti, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 20 24

Alternative forms

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