"Devil's Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

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 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 Derived forms: Devil's Triangle Translations (French Guiana): Île du Diable (French)
    Sense id: en-Devil's_Island-en-name-XSAsArOa Categories (other): Former settlements, 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: 36 47 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 41 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 63 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 51 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 56 17 Disambiguation of 'French Guiana': 8 89 4
  3. An island in the Salvation Islands, Caribbean, Atlantic
    Sense id: en-Devil's_Island-en-name-XVzFlp3A Categories (other): Islands, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 41 21
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