Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
GUADELOUPE
geographical name two islands, Basse-Terre (or guadeloupe proper) & Grande-Terre, in French West Indies in central Leeward Islands; an overseas department of France capital Basse-Terre (on Basse-Terre Island) area 582 square miles (1507 square kilometers ), population 418,000 , guadeloupean noun