Sentinelese

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/ˌsɛntɪnəˈliːz/

noun

A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.

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Meanings

nounSentinelese (plural Sentineleses or Sentinelese)

plural Sentineleses

  1. in pluralA member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.

    Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, made the illegal voyage to North Sentinel Island, home to the enigmatic Sentinelese tribe, on March 29, Indian police told CNN.

    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
proper noun
  1. The language of these people, unknown but presumed to belong to one of the Andamanese language families.

Origin

From Sentinel + -ese.

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Translations

Tamil சென்டினல் மகன், சென்டினல் மகள்
  • சென்டினல் மகன் (ceṉṭiṉal makaṉ)inhabitant of North Sentinel Island
  • சென்டினல் மகள் (ceṉṭiṉal makaḷ)inhabitant of North Sentinel Island
  • சென்டினல் மக்கள் (ceṉṭiṉal makkaḷ)inhabitant of North Sentinel Island

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sentinelese

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Cite this entry
APA

Sentinelese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sentinelese

MLA

“Sentinelese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sentinelese. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sentinelese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sentinelese.

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