plural isles
: island
Pacific isles
Steering with due course toward the isle of Rhodes …—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
especially
: a small island : islet
I once lived on the … island of Antiparos, a tiny isle behind Paros. —Emily Prager
Emily Prager Islay is a small Hebridean isle, some 25 miles in length, with a population of less than 4,000, yet it boasts eight of the oldest and most famous distilleries in Scotland. —Henry Shukman
Henry Shukman
isled; isling
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Noun
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
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Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
On April 29, her wedding anniversary with Prince William, the Princess of Wales stepped out in Scotland for an official two-day trip across the isles of Mull and Iona with her husband.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Greek isles have a rhythm all their own and the best Mykonos Airbnbs are some of the finest ways to soak in all of that otherworldly seaside beauty for yourself.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Calls for lawmakers on both sides of the isle to retire because of health concerns have echoed recently.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On the brilliant blue Aegean, the mineral-rich sand shimmers, the sun beams, and a wealthy, generally American clientele hides out in huge monochrome marble and mosaic pool suites that cling to ochre bluffs on the isle of Ios.
—Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
On April 29, her wedding anniversary with Prince William, the Princess of Wales stepped out in Scotland for an official two-day trip across the isles of Mull and Iona with her husband.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Greek isles have a rhythm all their own and the best Mykonos Airbnbs are some of the finest ways to soak in all of that otherworldly seaside beauty for yourself.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Calls for lawmakers on both sides of the isle to retire because of health concerns have echoed recently.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isle. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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