Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snake island

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: snake is-land
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several islands with the name.

name

An island in Budjak, on the Black Sea, at the Danue Delta, Danube River in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, on the border with Romania.

Example Sentences

"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 of the Danube River."
"In the Snake Island case, the court ruled that Snake Island—which is a territory of Ukraine, but is in the Black Sea on the maritime boundary with Romania— would not be given a full exclusive economic zone (EEZ) because that would distort the maritime boundary with Romania. In this way, the court ensured an equitable result of the maritime boundary between Romania and Ukraine."
"The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said in a statement posted to its Facebook page that the guards may be alive, after Russian media reported that they were taken as prisoners from their base on Snake Island in the Black Sea to Sevastopol, a port city that Russia controls on the Crimean Peninsula."
"Ukrainian troops have landed on Snake Island where they raised Ukraine’s flag, according to officials, one week after Russian forces withdrew from the strategic islet in the Black Sea."

Etymology

From snake + island.

Word Breakdown

Root: Insula Șerpilor, Φιδονήσι, φιδο

Phrases

Island of Snake Island of Snakes Isle of Serpent Isle of Serpents Isle of Snake Isle of Snakes Serpentine Island Serpentin Isle

Frequently Paired Words

Serpent Serpent Island Serpent Isle Snake Snake Isle island Island of Snake Island of Snakes

Synonyms

Snake Fidonisi Serpent Serpent Island Zmiinyi Zmiinyi Island

Questions

What does snake island mean?: Any of several islands with the name.
Where does snake island come from?: From snake + island.

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