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isle
noun · Say it: ILE
What it means
Foundationan island, especially a small one
We took a ferry to a little isle where puffins nest on the cliffs.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- island
- islet
More examples
- The pirate story was set on a sunny isle in the middle of the sea.
Where the word comes from
From Old French 'isle', from Latin 'insula', meaning island.
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