US /ˈaɪl/ UK /aɪ̯l/
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noun name Freq #12318

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An island, especially a small one (often used in poetry or place names)

    They sailed to a remote isle off the coast.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an island, especially a... islet
Word family
Forms isles

Etymology

From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.

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