isle

[ ahyl ]
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noun
  1. a small island.

  2. any island.

verb (used with object),isled, isl·ing.
  1. to make into or as if into an isle.

  2. to place on or as if on an isle.

Origin of isle

1
1250–1300; Middle English i(s)le<Old French <Latin īnsula

Other words from isle

  • isleless, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for isle

isle

/ (aɪl) /


noun
  1. an island, esp a small one: used in literature and (when cap.) in place names

Origin of isle

1
C13: from Old French isle, from Latin insula island

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