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Isle

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Minnesota.
  2. 2
    A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.
  3. 3
    A river in southwestern France, which flows into the Dordogne.
Noun
  1. 1
    An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.
  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of aisle. alt-of, obsolete
  3. 3
    a small island wordnet

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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