Savage Islands

proper noun

An archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean, a part of Portugal. The main island of the archipelago is Selvagem Grande.

OriginPortuguese Ilhas Selvagens →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Selvagens Islands · alternative Salvage Islands

  1. An archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean, a part of Portugal. The main island of the archipelago is Selvagem Grande.

Origin

  1. PortugueseIlhas Selvagens
  2. EnglishSavage Islands

Calque of Portuguese Ilhas Selvagens. According to R. Hennig, on old maps may be known as Satanazes, St. Luis and Salirosa, as a result of misspellings of its name, although the real islands were probably discovered somewhat after the Satanazes name occurs for the first time, being only hypothetical before it.

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