Devil's Island
English
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Etymology
[edit]- (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
Proper noun
[edit]- (historical) Former name of Bermuda. An archipelago in North America, in the Atlantic
- Synonyms: Isle of Devils, Isles of Devils, Devil's Islands
- A former settlement, a penal colony in Devil's Island, Salvation Islands, Kourou, French Guyana, South America, in the Caribean
- An island in the Salvation Islands, Caribbean, Atlantic
Derived terms
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[edit]French Guiana
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