kyle

[ kahyl ]

/ kaɪl /

noun Scot.

a narrow channel of water between two islands or between an island and the mainland; a strait or sound.

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Origin of kyle

1540–50; < Scots Gaelic caoil (genitive of caol) strait, sound (noun use of caol narrow)

Words nearby kyle

kyathos, kybo, kybosh, kyd, kye, kyle, kylie, kylin, kylix, kyloe, kymatism

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Kyle

[ kahyl ]

/ kaɪl /

noun

a male or female given name.

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First he cracked Mr. Kyle smartly over the bridge of the nose.
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British Dictionary definitions for kyle

kyle

/ (kaɪl) /

noun

Scot (esp in place names) a narrow strait or channelKyle of Lochalsh

Word Origin for kyle

C16: from Gaelic caol, from caol narrow

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