- a variation of Socotra.
Sokotra
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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An Alpine Club would find plenty of amusement in Sokotra.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
We did not see any very large trees, such as we did in Sokotra.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
The settlement of Aden, with its dependencies of Perim and Sokotra Island, forms part of the government of Bombay.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
It is pretty dear, too, in Sokotra, as so much is used up for the ghi.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
Other ruins of a ruder and more irregular character lay scattered in the vicinity, and at some remote period, when Sokotra was in its brighter days, this must have been an important centre of civilisation.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
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