Jacmel

[ French zhak-mel ]

/ French ʒakˈmɛl /

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noun

a seaport in S Haiti.

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How to use Jacmel in a sentence

He grew up a fine boy in charge of his mother's family, but died young at Jacmel, in Hayti, 1817.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 681, January 13, 1877.|Various
Jacmel was alive with troops; there had been a review that very afternoon and the populace had hailed the commandant as President.
The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure|Rex Beach
If any were left at home Jacmel must have been as populous as an African ants' nest.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude
Odours, not Arabian, from open drains reminded me of Jacmel.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude

Englishmen move about in Jacmel as if they were ashamed of themselves among their dusky lords and masters.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude