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Definition of
isle noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
isle
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
aɪl
/
/
(
abbreviation
I
,
I.
)
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used especially in poetry and names to mean “island”
the Isle of Skye
the British Isles
See
isle
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Nearby words
islander
noun
island-hopping
noun
isle
noun
islet
noun
-ism
suffix