Snake Island
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Snake Island¹
Where it comes from
From snake + island.
proper noun
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Any of several islands with the name.
Similar: Snake
Snake Island²
Where it comes from
Calque of Ukrainian о́стрів Змії́ний (óstriv Zmijínyj, “Snake Island”) or Russian о́стров Змеи́ный (óstrov Zmeínyj, “Snake Island”), from Romanian Insula Șerpilor (“Serpent Island”), from Medieval Greek Φιδονήσι (Phidonḗsi, “Snake Isle”), from Medieval Greek φιδο (phido, “snake”) (Greek φίδι (fídi)) + νήσι (nísi, “island”).
proper noun
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An island in Budjak, on the Black Sea, at the Danue Delta, Danube River in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, on the border with Romania.
SNAKE ISLAND
Located in the northwestern side of the Black Sea, Snake Island, or called ostriv Zmiyinyy in Ukrainian and Insula Serpilor in Romanian, is currently administered by Ukraine but claimed by Romania. The Snake Island is a limestone formation located 35 km from the coast, east of the mouth
Similar: Fidonisi, Serpent, Serpent Island, Snake, Zmiinyi, Zmiinyi Island
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name Black Sea island of Ukraine bordering Romania
| Español | isla de las Serpientes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 즈미이니섬 Jeumiiniseom |
| 日本語 | ズミイヌイ島 Zumiinui tō |
| 中文 | 蛇島 /蛇岛 Shé dǎo |
| Português | Ilha da Serpente |
| Français | île des Serpents |
| Deutsch | Schlangeninsel |
| Ελληνικά | Φιδονήσι Fidonísi |
| Română | Insula Șerpilor |
| Русский | Змеи́ный Zmeínyj, о́стров Змеи́ный óstrov Zmeínyj, Змеи́ный о́стров Zmeínyj óstrov |
| العربية | جَزِيرَةُ الثُّعْبَان jazīratu ṯ-ṯuʕbān |
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title = {Snake Island},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snake%20island},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
