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Dev′il's Is′land, 
  1. Place Namesone of the Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana: former French penal colony. French, Île du Diable. 

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Devil's Island n
  1. one of the three Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana: formerly a place of quarantine for people with leprosy, then a French penal colony from 1895 until 1938. Area: less than 2 sq km (1 sq mile)French name: Île du Diable
'Devil's Island' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Île du Diable - banish

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