Zmiinyi Island

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Zmiinyi Island

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

Synonyms

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See Snake Island

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