Zmiinyi Island

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Zmiinyi Island

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From Ukrainian О́стрів Змії́ний (Óstriv Zmijínyj, “Snake Island”), from Romanian Insula Șerpilor (“Serpent Island”), from Russian Змеиный (Zmeinyj, “Serpent”), from Medieval Greek Φιδονήσι (Phidonḗsi, “Snake Isle”), from Medieval Greek φιδο (phido, “snake”) (Greek φίδι (fídi)) + νήσι (nísi, “island”).

proper noun

Snake Island (an island in Budjak, on the Black Sea, at the Danue Delta, Danube River in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, on the border with Romania).
Similar: Snake Island

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@misc{zmiinyi_island_2026,
  title = {Zmiinyi Island},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zmiinyi%20island},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}