Etymology

Devil's Island

Today it means: Former name of Bermuda: an archipelago of North America in the Atlantic. Full definition →

French Île du Diable
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  1. French · calque ofÎle du Diable
  2. English todayDevil'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

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