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WHAT DOES DEVIL'S ISLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Devil's Island

Devil's Island

Coordinates: 5°17′38″N 52°35′0″W / 5.29389°N 52.58333°W / 5.29389; -52.58333 Devil's Island is the third largest island of the Îles du Salut island group in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately 14 km off the coast of French Guiana in South America just north of the town of Kourou. It has an area of 14 ha. The island was a part of the controversial French penal colony of French Guiana for 101 years, from 1852 to 1953, but in spite of its being the smallest part of the penal colony, it is the most famous for its use for internal exile of political prisoners. The most famous political prisoner on Devil's Island was Captain Alfred Dreyfus. English speakers have come to use the island's name to refer to the entire former prison system of French Guiana; however, French speakers refer to it as the Bagne de Cayenne.

Definition of Devil's Island in the English dictionary

The definition of Devil's Island in the dictionary is one of the three Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana: formerly a leper colony, then a French penal colony from 1895 until 1938. Area: less than 2 sq km French name: Île du Diable.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Devil's Island in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Devil's Island» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVIL'S ISLAND

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The translations of Devil's Island from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Devil's Island» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恶魔岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Isla del Diablo
570 millions of speakers

English

Devil´s Island
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शैतान का द्वीप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جزيرة الشيطان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Остров Дьявола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ilha do Diabo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শয়তান এর দ্বীপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

L´île du Diable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pulau Devil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teufelsinsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪魔島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악마의 섬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pulo Iblis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đảo quỷ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெவில்´ஸ் தீவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेविल्स बेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devil´s Island
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Isola del Diavolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wyspa diabła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Острів Диявола
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Insula Diavolului
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νησί του Διαβόλου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Devil´s Island
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Djävulsön
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Djevelens Island
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Devil's Island

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVIL'S ISLAND»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVIL'S ISLAND»

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Devil's Island: Colony of the Damned
Traces the history of the French penal colony, describes the daily life of prisoners and guards, and includes profiles of notorious inmates
Alexander Miles, 1988
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The Man on Devil's Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the Affair ...
Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2010 and the 2010 National Jewish Book Award for BiographyRuth Harris writes beautifully and engagingly on a moment in French history that polarized society and undermined the French state; the ...
Ruth Harris, 2011
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Devil's island
Set in Reykjavik in the 1950s, with an irresistibly colourful family at the centre of the novel, Devil's Island charts the immense changes that took place in Iceland when a simple rural culture of farmers and fishermen clashed with the ...
Einar Kárason, 2000
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Devil's Island: A Novel
This exciting historical novel follows Abraham and his family as they make their choice to worship Ceasar or follow Christ, and it brings to life the days when Christians faced the lions in Rome's Coliseum-and when the exiled apostle ...
John Hagee, 2002
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Devil's Island
This is the scene that greets a young banker and his fiance who have come to revive their floundering relationship and a would-be penitent who arrives after killing London’s most notorious gangster.
Frank de Sales, 2009
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Returned to Devil's Island
Chapter. 11. On the following morning, after making sure my car was parked where it wouldn't be any trouble to anyone I made my way down to the Suva wharf and boarded the ferry to the forbidding island. My reminiscing was assisted by the ...
Chris Nand, 2011
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Flag on Devil's Island
Straffefanges selvbiografi.
Francis Lagrange, William Murray, 1961
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Dreyfus: The Prisoner of Devil's Island, a Full Story of the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
W. Harding, 2010
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Alcatraz - Uncle Sam's Devil's Island: Experiences of a ...
Even after the war ended, he was kept imprisoned on Alcatraz for refusing to toe the line. Published in the 1930s, this is possibly the first exposé of America's most notorious prison.
Philip Grosser, 2007
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Great Escapes: 25 Thrilling Escape Stories from Devil's ...
In addition to telling the stories of the most celebrated and notorious of prison breaks, including Alcatraz, Great Escapes recounts the classic POW escape stories of World War II, including the 'Great Escape' (immortalized by the eponymous ...
Ian Crofton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVIL'S ISLAND»

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Best hidden album bonus tracks, from Coldplay to The Libertines
CocoRosie - 'Devil's Island': This disorienting lullaby placed over an intense house drum-beat is truly, beautifully bizarre. It's hidden at 13:38 of ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
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A Look Behind Bars − Dispelling Negative Perceptions Of Life In …
Nicknamed 'The Rock' and 'Devil's Island', the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in the chilly waters of California's San Francisco Bay housed ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»
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Con Dao among the top 25 remote islands
... Orkney Islands of Scotland, the 64 Penghu Islands of Taiwan, Rock Islands of Palau, Devil's Island of France, Flores island of Portugal, Lord ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
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25 remote islands you should visit in your lifetime
Great for history buffs, French Guiana's Devil's Island -- known as 'green hell' -- was formerly a penal colony and prison during the 19th and ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
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Travel company will strand you on a desert island
Docastaway Devil's Island The volcanic Devil's Island is rated as an extreme isolation experience by Docastaway. (Photo: Docastaway). «Mother Nature Network, Jun 15»
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Interview: Brad Meltzer, author of 'The President's Shadow'
It's not. The southernmost part is this little island southwest of Key West that used to be called Devil's Island and is now called the Dry Tortugas. «SunHerald.com, Jun 15»
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"48 HOURS: DEVIL'S ISLAND" POSTS WEEK-TO-WEEK DOUBLE …
48 HOURS: "Devil's Island" posted week-to-week double-digit percentage gains with adults 25-54 - the demographic that matters most to those ... «The Futon Critic, Jun 15»
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48 HOURS: DEVIL'S ISLAND on June 23
When a California woman goes missing in Panama, her family is determined to prove her ex-Marine boyfriend knows far more than he's saying. «W*USA 9, Jun 15»
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Interview: Brad Meltzer, author of 'The President's Shadow,' wants …
It's not. The southernmost part is this little island southwest of Key West that used to be called Devil's Island and is now called the Dry Tortugas. «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»
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Rush, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The King of Devil's Island
If, like me, you have zero interest in motor racing as a sport and would rather listen to a wasp's nest than a car's engine, then there's a film that ... «Radio Times, Jun 15»

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