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Isabela

American  
[iz-uh-bel-uh, ee-sah-be-lah] / ˌɪz əˈbɛl ə, ˌi sɑˈβɛ lɑ /

noun

  1. a city in northwestern Puerto Rico.

  2. former name of Basilan.


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The conservation project became possible after scientists discovered tortoises carrying Floreana ancestry on Wolf Volcano on Isabela island in 2008.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

She fills big shoes; Isabela Merced, who now stars in HBO’s “The Last of Us,” was cast in the first live-action, standalone 2019 film for the franchise, “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

There is busy, and then there is Isabela Merced.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024

The three other gals — Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor and Isabela Merced — well, they were clearly cast for a potential future standalone film, which has to be DOA at this point.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

I tell him about Isabela and Sebastián, the gay cats, the shooting, Apá’s drawings, Olga’s affair.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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