Sokotra

[ soh-koh-truh, sok-uh-truh ]

/ soʊˈkoʊ trə, ˈsɒk ə trə /

noun

Socotra.

Definition for sokotra (2 of 2)

Socotra

or So·ko·tra

[ soh-koh-truh, sok-uh-truh ]

/ soʊˈkoʊ trə, ˈsɒk ə trə /

noun

an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).

OTHER WORDS FROM Socotra

So·co·tran, noun, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for sokotra

Such are among the oddest to look upon of Sokotra's vegetable productions.

Southern Arabia |Theodore Bent
Sokotra itself is situated about 240 miles from Cape Guardafui, and is about 500 miles from Aden.

Southern Arabia |Theodore Bent
They send sharks' fins to China from here, as well as from Sokotra and the Somali coast.

Southern Arabia |Theodore Bent
He was preparing for an exploration of the island of Sokotra, when he died, at Stuttgart, on the 5th of November 1876.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various

El Masoudi considered the Greek a purer race in Sokotra than elsewhere.

Southern Arabia |Theodore Bent

British Dictionary definitions for sokotra (1 of 2)

Sokotra

/ (səˈkəʊtrə) /

noun

a variant spelling of Socotra

British Dictionary definitions for sokotra (2 of 2)

Socotra

Sokotra or Suqutra

/ (səˈkəʊtrə) /

noun

an island in the Indian Ocean, about 240 km (150 miles) off Cape Guardafui, Somalia: administratively part of Yemen. Capital: Hadiboh (Tamrida). Area: 3100 sq km (1200 sq miles)

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Sokotra

noun

Definition for sokotra (2 of 2)

or So·ko·tra

noun

OTHER WORDS FROM Socotra

Example sentences from the Web for sokotra

British Dictionary definitions for sokotra (1 of 2)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for sokotra (2 of 2)

Sokotra or Suqutra

noun