An island in the West Indies off northern Haiti. It was a pirate refuge in the 17th century.
Tortuga
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An island in the West Indies off northern Haiti. It was a pirate refuge in the 17th century.
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Tortuga (tōrtū'gä) [Span.,=turtle], island, c.70 sq mi (180 sq km), off N Haiti. It was a notorious rendezvous of pirates in the 17th cent. It is called Île de la Tortue by the Haitians.
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