"Devil's Island" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: 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 Etymology templates: {{sense|Bermuda}} (Bermuda):, {{calque|en|pt|-}} Calque from Portuguese, {{sense|French Guiana}} (French Guiana):, {{calque|en|fr|Île du Diable}} Calque of French Île du Diable Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Devil's Island}} Devil's Island
  1. (historical) Former name of Bermuda. An archipelago in North America, in the Atlantic Tags: historical Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: Isle of Devils, Isles of Devils, Devil's Islands
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  2. A former settlement, a penal colony in Devil's Island, Salvation Islands, Kourou, French Guyana, South America, in the Caribean Categories (place): Historical settlements Derived forms: Devil's Triangle Translations (French Guiana): Île du Diable (French)
    Sense id: en-Devil's_Island-en-name-XSAsArOa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 66 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 65 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 74 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 70 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 74 19 Disambiguation of 'French Guiana': 6 87 7
  3. An island in the Salvation Islands, Caribbean, Atlantic Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Devil's_Island-en-name-XVzFlp3A
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