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Definition: Saint Martin |
Saint MartinNoun1. An island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Saint MartinSynonyms: Saint Maarten (n), St. Maarten (n), St. Martin (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
France and the Netherlands agreed to divide the island on November 11, 1648. The southern, Dutch half is called Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles, which is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands though not in the European Union. The northern, French half is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas Department of France and therefore in the European Union.
Collectively, the two territories are known as, "St. Martin/St. Maarten", "St. Martins", or simply, "SXM". (SXM is the IATA identifier for Princess Juliana International Airport, the island's main airport.)
Sint Maarten, the "Dutch-side", is known for its festive nightlife, fun beaches, and plentiful casinos, while Saint-Martin, the "French-side", is known more for its sexy daylife of world-famous nude beaches, jewelry and clothes shopping, exotic drinks made with native rum-based Guavaberry liquors, and rich French Caribbean cuisine.
The island is served by many major airlines that bring in large jets, including Boeing 747s, carrying tourists from across the world on a daily basis. This fuels the island's largest revenue source, tourism.
SXM is home to several world-class accommodations, including hotels, villas, and timeshares. Some properties have over two hundred rooms, while others have fewer than twenty. Many are located directly on beaches and in upscale shopping districts. Villas pepper the coast, boasting private beaches. Some are private residences, while others are available to affluent renters.
Rental cars are the primary mode of transportation for visitors staying on island. The island is served by several well-known agencies. It is common and recommended to reserve a rental car over the Internet through a discount Caribbean specialist, well in advance of arrival. If any driving is expected off the major roads (such as to some of the more secluded beaches), a 4-wheel drive is recommended.
The island is prone to hurricane activity, especially in the late summer and early fall months and tourism is usually down dramatically during this time. Many shops, restaurants, and other local businesses close completely during hurricane season.
Neighboring islands include Saint Barts, Anguilla, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Saint Martin."
Crosswords: Saint Martin |
| English words defined with "Saint Martin": Martinmas ♦ November 11 ♦ St Martin's Day. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Saint Martin": Goose at Michaelmas. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | L' Été de la Saint Martin (1920) Faubourg Saint Martin (1986) | |
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Books | |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In front of the Porte Saint Martin, a young man, armed with a carbine, attacked singly a squadron of cavalry. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
saint martin | 222 |
saint martin island | 24 |
saint martin de porres | 9 |
hotel room saint martin | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "saint martin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | aintsay artinmay.(various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-i-m-n-n-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: ministrant. | |
-2 letters: amanitins, antiarins, maintains, tarantism. | |
-3 letters: amanitin, antiarin, intarsia, intrants, maintain, martians, martinis, mistrain, tamarins, titanias, titanism, trainman, transmit. | |
-4 letters: amritas, animist, antiair, antiars, antiman, artisan, attains, instant, intimas, intrant, mantras, marinas, martian, martini, martins, mattins, rattans, santimi, simitar, stamina, tamarin, tamaris, tantras, tartans, tatamis, titania, titians, transit, tsarina. | |
-5 letters: airman, amrita, animas, animis, antiar, arista, artist, atmans, attain, attars, inarms, instar, intima, isatin, manats, manias, mannas, mantas, mantis, mantra, marina, martin, matins, mattin, nairas, nanism, natant, raisin, ratans, rattan, riatas, saimin, santir, simian, strain, strait, strata, strati, taints, tamari, tanist, tantra, tarsia, tartan, tatami, tatars, tiaras, tinman, titans, titian, titman, trains, traits. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-i-m-n-n-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: administrant. | |
+2 letters: administrants, antiromantics. | |
+3 letters: administrating, administration, antimonarchist, mistranslating, mistranslation, transamination, transmigrating, transmigration. | |
+4 letters: administrations, antimonarchists, antirationalism, antiromanticism, interanimations, mistranslations, reimplantations, transaminations, transilluminate, transmigrations. | |
+5 letters: antirationalisms, antiromanticisms, coadministration, internationalism, miniaturizations, nonmaterialistic, recontaminations, romanticizations, transilluminated, transilluminates, transilluminator, transnationalism, ultranationalism. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 69 6E 74 4D 61 72 74 69 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01101001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01001101 01100001 01110010 01110100 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a i n t   M a r t i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0069 006E 0074 004D 0061 0072 0074 0069 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53677580862476784867580 |
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