Devil's Island

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

Proper noun

Devil's Island

1. (historical) Former name of Bermuda. An archipelago in North America, in the Atlantic

   Synonyms: Isle of Devils, Isles of Devils, Devil's Islands

2. A former settlement, a penal colony in Devil's Island, Salvation Islands, Kourou, French Guyana, South America, in the Caribean
3. An island in the Salvation Islands, Caribbean, Atlantic

Derived terms

• Devil's Triangle

 

Translations

French Guiana

• French: Île du Diable