Meanings
proper noun
- An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.
Origin
Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Martin of Tours. The name is sometimes suggested to be a modification of a native Ta-Arawak (Taino or Kalinago) name Madinina (“island of flowers”) or Matinino (“island of women”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَارْتِينِيك
- مَارْتِينِيك (martinīk)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Catalan Martinica
- MartinicaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Chinese Mandarin 馬提尼克 /马提尼克
- 馬提尼克 /马提尼克 (Mǎtíníkè)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Danish Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Dutch Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Esperanto Martiniko
- MartinikoIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Estonian Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Finnish Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
French Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
German Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Greek Μαρτινίκα
- Μαρτινίκα (Martiníka)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Hindi मार्तिनीक
- मार्तिनीक (mārtinīk)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Hungarian Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Italian Martinica
- MartinicaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Japanese マルティニーク
- マルティニーク (Marutinīku)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Korean 마르티니크
- 마르티니크 (Mareutinikeu)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Latin Martinica
- MartinicaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Latvian Martinika
- MartinikaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Māori Mātiniki
- MātinikiIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Polish Martynika
- MartynikaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Portuguese Martinica
- MartinicaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Romanian Martinica
- MartinicaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Russian Мартини́ка
- Мартини́ка (Martiníka)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Spanish Martinica
- MartinicaIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Swedish Martinique
- MartiniqueIsland and, overseas department and region of France
Thai มาร์ตีนิก
- มาร์ตีนิก (maa-dtii-ník)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Ukrainian Мартиніка
- Мартиніка (Martynika)Island and, overseas department and region of France
Cite this entry
APA
Martinique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martinique
MLA
“Martinique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martinique. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Martinique,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martinique.
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