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North Sentinel Island

North Sentinel Island proper noun: an island in the Andaman Islands, that is inhabited by the Sentinelese. The island is a forbidden island, where no contact is allowed with the outside world; outsiders may be executed on arrival.

Proper noun

North Sentinel Island

  1. An island in the Andaman Islands, that is inhabited by the Sentinelese. The island is a forbidden island, where no contact is allowed with the outside world; outsiders may be executed on arrival.
    • Two years later, members of the tribe killed two poachers who had been illegally fishing in the waters surrounding North Sentinel Island after their boat drifted ashore, according to Survival International.2025 April 4, Lex Harvey and Esha Mitra, “US tourist arrested after allegedly attempting to contact ‘world’s most isolated’ tribe”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2025

North Sentinel Island meaning in Tamil

North Sentinel Island in Tamil

Translations
வடக்கு சென்டினல் தீவு vaṭakku ceṉṭiṉal tīvu

Words formed from North Sentinel Island

Questions about North Sentinel Island

What does North Sentinel Island mean?
North Sentinel Island means an island in the Andaman Islands, that is inhabited by the Sentinelese. The island is a forbidden island, where no contact is allowed with the outside world; outsiders may be executed on arrival.
What is North Sentinel Island in Tamil?
North Sentinel Island in Tamil is வடக்கு சென்டினல் தீவு (vaṭakku ceṉṭiṉal tīvu). See North Sentinel Island meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is North Sentinel Island?
North Sentinel Island is a proper noun.

Words near North Sentinel Island in the dictionary

  1. North Sea Empire
  2. North Sea Germanic
  3. North Sea oil
  4. North Seaton
  5. North Sebago
  6. North Sentinel Island
  7. North Sheen
  8. North Shields
  9. North Shore
  10. North Shropshire
  11. north side

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