Molene

M3O1L1E1N1E1

proper noun

An island off Brittany, France.

OriginFrench Molène ← Breton Molenez →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Molène

  1. An island off Brittany, France.
  2. An archipelago around the island off Brittany, France; in full, Molene Archipelago.
  3. A commune of Finistère department, Brittany, France, comprising the archipelago; in full, Île-Molène.

Origin

  1. BretonMolenez
  2. FrenchMolène
  3. EnglishMolene

From French Molène, from Breton Molenez, from moal (“bald”) + enez (“island”), from a lack of trees.

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APA

Molene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molene

MLA

“Molene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Molene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molene.

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