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Devil's Island

Devil's Island proper noun: former name of Bermuda: an archipelago of North America in the Atlantic.

Proper noun

Devil's Island

  1. (historical) Former name of Bermuda: an archipelago of North America in the Atlantic.
    Synonyms:
    Isle of Devils, Isles of Devils, Devil's Islands
  2. A former settlement, a penal colony in Devil's Island, Salvation Islands, Kourou, French Guyana, South America in the Caribean.
  3. An island of the Salvation Islands, Caribbean, Atlantic.

Synonyms of Devil's Island

  • Isle of Devils
  • Isles of Devils
  • Devil's Islands

Origin of Devil's Island

Devil or devil and island * (Bermuda): Calque from Portuguese. From the calls of the cahow (“Bermuda petrel”), mistaken for calls of ghosts and spirits * (French Guiana): Calque of French Île du Diable From the notorious conditions on the penal exile island

Words formed from Devil's Island

Questions about Devil's Island

What does Devil's Island mean?
Devil's Island means former name of Bermuda: an archipelago of North America in the Atlantic.
What part of speech is Devil's Island?
Devil's Island is a proper noun.

Words near Devil's Island in the dictionary

  1. Devil's Hole pupfish
  2. devil's horse
  3. devil's hour
  4. devil's interval
  5. devil's intervals
  6. Devil's Island
  7. devil's ivy
  8. devil's lane
  9. devil's lanes
  10. devil's lettuce
  11. devil's livery

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