isle
noun/aɪl/
/aɪl/
(abbreviation I, I., Is.)
- used especially in poetry and names to mean ‘island’
- the Isle of Skye
- the British Isles
Word OriginMiddle English ile, from Old French, from Latin insula. The spelling with s (also in 15th-cent. French) is influenced by Latin.Definitions on the go
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