isle
1isle
noun \ˈī(-ə)l\Definition of ISLE
Examples of ISLE
- <the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles>
Origin of ISLE
Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, isle, from Latin insula
First Known Use: 13th century
2isle
transitive verbisledisl·ing
Definition of ISLE
1
: to make an isle of
2
: to place on or as if on an isle
First Known Use of ISLE
circa 1576
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