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Saint Martin

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1. Saint Martin - Noun

2. Saint Martin - Proper noun

Meaning

an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands

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According to the most widespread variation of the cloak story, Saint Martin cut off half of his cloak in order to offer it to a beggar and along the way, he gave the remaining part to a second beggar. Source: Internet

A mercenary in Renaissance Italy, named Martin, finds a statue of Saint Martin cutting his cloak and takes it as a sign to desert and rogue around under the saint's protection. Source: Internet

Cardinal Bertrand de Saint Martin, Bishop of Sabina, the only surviving Cardinal Bishop, held a middle course, or perhaps one should say he saw too clearly to be willing to commit to either party. Source: Internet

Examples of such people are Saint Hilarion and Saint Ephrem the Syrian in the East, and Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Hilary of Poitiers in the West. Source: Internet

Peter Stuyvesant's arrival in New Amsterdam Peter Stuyvesant's house In April 1644, he attacked the Spanish-held island of Saint Martin and lost the lower part of his right leg to a cannonball. Source: Internet

Its only land boundary was with France on the island of Saint Martin, which was 10.2 kilometers in length. Source: Internet

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