Devil's Island

proper noun

Former name of Bermuda: an archipelago of North America in the Atlantic.

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Isle of DevilsIsles of DevilsDevil's Islands
OriginFrench Île du Diable →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer 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 & antonyms

proper nounFormer name of Bermuda: an archipelago of North America in the Atlantic.

Similar
Isle of DevilsIsles of DevilsDevil's Islands
Also see
jail

Origin

  1. FrenchÎle du Diable
  2. EnglishDevil'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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Translations

French Île du Diable
  • Île du DiableFrench Guiana
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Chicago

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