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Devil's Island
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Dev·il's Island  (dvlz)
An island in the Caribbean Sea off French Guiana. A French penal colony after the 1850s, it was used mainly for political prisoners, including Alfred Dreyfus (sequestered 1894-1899).
Devil's Island
n
(Placename) 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 name Île du Diable
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