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isle
small island: The isle is only a short distance from shore.
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isle
(īl)n. Abbr. I.
An island, especially a small one.
[Middle English ile, from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula.]
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isle
(aɪl)n
an island, esp a small one: used in literature and (when cap.) in place names
[C13: from Old French isle, from Latin insula island]
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isle
(aɪl)n., v. isled, isl•ing. n.
1. a small island.
2. any island.
v.t. 3. to make into or as if into an isle.
4. to place on or as if on an isle.
[1250–1300; Middle English i(s)le < Old French < Latin īnsula]
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Translations
جَزيرَه
ostrov
ø
eyja
sala
adacık
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isle
[ˈaɪl] n → île fIsle of Man nthe Isle of Man → l'île f de ManIsle of Wight n
the Isle of Wight → l'île f de Wight
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isle
(ail) noun (used mostly in place-names) an island. the Isle of Wight.
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