Manitoulin Island

/ (ˌmænɪˈtuːlɪn) /

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an island in N Lake Huron in Ontario: the largest freshwater island in the world. Length: 129 km (80 miles). Width: up to 48 km (30 miles)

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Words nearby Manitoulin Island

Manitoba, Manitoba maple, Manitoban, manitou, Manitoulin, Manitoulin Island, Manitowoc, Manizales, man jack, Manjusri, Mankato

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How to use Manitoulin Island in a sentence

But Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.
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Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.
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They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
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They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
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A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
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The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
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In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was granted to the Virginia and Somers Island, companies.
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At last the report of several rifles from the island of trees gave us a clue to the mystery.
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