pointe
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7.9
- noun
- /pwænt/
- US
- The scenic view from South Pointe offers breathtaking sunsets over the ocean.
- Pointe-Pitre
- La Pointe
- Pointe Saint-Georges
Examples
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"A settlement of Half Breeds lies five miles from here in Pointe des Chenes," wrote one farmer in August 1874.
Academic text (1992) -
You'd have to sentence me to live in Sandy Pointe Village.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm sure he said the Grosse Pointe.
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Most of them were the lunch crowd leaving Pointe Orlando and returning to the conventions.
Blog text (26) -
We found Gateway Travel in Grosse Pointe, MI, to be outstanding.
Academic text (2006) -
Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
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Haitians respond by elaborating their homeland identity and connections, a strategy that would not work for migrants in Pointe-Pitre.
Academic text (2003) -
Total CPUE was also significantly greater (P = 0.0001) at the Pointe au Chien location than at the other two sites.
Academic text (1998) -
On 20 September, 2,700 Congolese nationals were expelled from Gabon on a steamship to Pointe-Noire.
Academic text (1998) -
Marie-Galante has become a tourist destination that markets its sugar plantation and local rum distilleries to vacationers from Pointe-Pitre.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.2
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea
4
8.1
A high piece of land that sticks out into the sea
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9.1
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea or a lake
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pointe comes from French pointe, meaning 'point' or 'tip', and is the same root as the English word point. A coastal pointe is a piece of land that sticks out into the water — a 'point' of land — which is why many place names use it.