Mont-Saint-Michel

or Mont Saint Michel

[ mawn-san-mee-shel ]
/ mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miˈʃɛl /

noun

a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.

Example sentences from the Web for mont-saint-michel

  • The body of the saint was deposited in the neighbourhood of Mont-Saint-Michel, in a church surrounded by forests.

    Rouen, It's History and Monuments |Thodore Licquet

British Dictionary definitions for mont-saint-michel

Mont-Saint-Michel
/ (French mɔ̃sɛ̃miʃɛl) /

noun

a rocky islet off the coast of NW France, accessible at low tide by a causeway, in the Bay of St Michel (an inlet of the Gulf of St Malo): Benedictine abbey (966), used as a prison from the Revolution until 1863; reoccupied by Benedictine monks since 1966. Area: 1 hectare (3 acres)