Devil's Island

noun

1. one of the Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana: former French penal colony.

Devil's Island

noun

1. 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 (1 sq mile) French nameÎle du Diable

Example Sentences

They were arrested and banished to Devils Island on the shore of Satsuma.

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