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Savage Islands
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English
Alternative forms
en Selvagens Islands Salvage Islands
Etymology
en pt Ilhas Selvagens. According to R. Hennig, on old maps may be known as en Satanazes, en St. Luis and en Salirosa, as a result of misspellings of its name, although the real islands were probably discovered somewhat after the Satanazes name occurs for the first time, being only hypothetical before it.
Proper noun
Savage Islands
en archipelago ocean/Atlantic Ocean, a part of Portugal. The main island of the archipelago is Selvagem Grande.