"Devil's Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Devil or devil and island * (Bermuda): Calque of 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: {{m|en|Devil}} Devil, {{m|en|devil}} devil, {{l|en|island}} island, {{sense|Bermuda}} (Bermuda):, {{calque|en|pt|-}} Calque of Portuguese, {{m|en|cahow||Bermuda petrel}} cahow (“Bermuda petrel”), {{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
    Sense id: en-Devil's_Island-en-name-SYg1M3JB
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 66 21 Disambiguation of 'French Guiana': 12 79 9
  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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