# Socotra

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.

## Etymology
From Arabic سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/socotra