Socotra

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proper noun

An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.

OriginArabic سُقُطْرَى →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sokotra · alternative Soqotra · alternative Socotrah · alternative Soqotrah · alternative Suqutra · alternative Suquṭra

  1. An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.
  2. A governorate in Eastern Yemen.

Origin

  1. Arabicسُقُطْرَى
  2. Arabicسُقُطْرَى
  3. EnglishSocotra

Borrowed from Arabic سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā).

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Translations

Arabic سُقُطْرَى
  • سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā)An island south of Yemen
Chinese Mandarin 索科特拉
  • 索科特拉 (Suǒkētèlā)An island south of Yemen
Dutch Socotra
  • SocotraAn island south of Yemen
Greek Σοκότρα
  • Σοκότρα (Sokótra)An island south of Yemen
Hindi सुक़ुत्रा
  • सुक़ुत्रा (suqutrā)An island south of Yemen
Polish Sokotra
  • SokotraAn island south of Yemen
Russian Соко́тра
  • Соко́тра (Sokótra)An island south of Yemen
Tamil சுகுத்திரா
  • சுகுத்திரா (cukuttirā)An island south of Yemen
Cite this entry
APA

Socotra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Socotra

MLA

“Socotra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Socotra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Socotra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Socotra.

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