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isle

[ahyl]

noun

  1. a small island.

  2. any island.



verb (used with object)

isled, isling 
  1. to make into or as if into an isle.

  2. to place on or as if on an isle.

isle

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. an island, esp a small one: used in literature and (when cap.) in place names

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • isleless adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of isle1

1250–1300; Middle English i ( s ) le < Old French < Latin īԲܱ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of isle1

C13: from Old French isle, from Latin insula island
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He plays the role of Viking leader Stoick, in the Dean DeBlois-directed story of a conflict between dragons and Vikings on the fictions isle of Berk.

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Directed by Dean DuBlois, it tells the story of how a human and dragon befriend each other, breaking generations of conflict between dragons and Vikings on the fictional isle of Berk.

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The very things people in the isles talk about now.

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Antigua and Barbuda's traditional food is just one aspect of the work under way to preserve the twin isles' distinct features for posterity.

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In the new film, the duo head to the isle of Capri, where Lively’s character is about to marry a wealthy Italian businessman.

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