Guadeloupe

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1. Guadeloupe - Noun

2. Guadeloupe - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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21st century In 2007 the island communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy were officially detached from Guadeloupe and became two separate French overseas collectivities with their own local administration. Source: Internet

Ancestry See also * Guadeloupe Fund Notes References *Alm, Mikael;Johansson, Brittinger(Eds) (2008). Source: Internet

Due to Martinique’s inhospitable nature, the duo resolved to settle in Guadeloupe in 1635, took possession of the island, and wiped out many of the Carib Amerindians. Source: Internet

Columbus is credited with discovering the pineapple on the island of Guadeloupe in 1493, although the fruit had long been grown in South America. Source: Internet

Bodybuilder Marie-Laure Mahabir also hails from Guadeloupe. Source: Internet

By the end of the 1990s, 11 fishing farms were registered in Guadeloupe and experiments are under way to catch and market fish in order to respond to growing demand. Source: Internet

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