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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

Translations

Tamil வடக்கு சென்டினல் தீவு
  • வடக்கு சென்டினல் தீவு (vaṭakku ceṉṭiṉal tīvu)Translations
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APA

North Sentinel Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Sentinel%20Island

MLA

“North Sentinel Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Sentinel%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Sentinel Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Sentinel%20Island.

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