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isle /ˈajəl/ noun

plural isles

isle

/ˈajəl/

noun

plural isles

Britannica Dictionary definition of ISLE

[count] literary

: island 1

a tropical isle

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— often used in proper nouns

the British Isles
the Emerald Isle [=Ireland]

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