- a variation of Socotra.
Sokotra
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They send sharks' fins to China from here, as well as from Sokotra and the Somali coast.
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
From the deck Sokotra looked almost too beautiful to leave.
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
First we were told we should, if we attempted to go by sailing-boat, have to coast to Ras Fartak, on the Arabian coast, and let the monsoon blow us to Sokotra, and this seemed impracticable.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
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