ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Isle', Synonyms of 'Isle' & More on 'Isle'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

isle
    n 1: a small island [syn: isle, islet]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Isle \Isle\, n. [Obs.]
   See Aisle.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Isle \Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala.
   Cf. Insulate.]
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   1. An island. [Poetic]
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            Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton.
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   2. (Zool.) A spot within another of a different color, as
      upon the wings of some insects.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Isle \Isle\, v. t.
   To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround
   or encompass; to island. [Poetic]
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         Isled in sudden seas of light.           --Tennyson.
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Isle, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    707
   Housing Units (2000): 414
   Land area (2000):     2.104090 sq. miles (5.449567 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.439577 sq. miles (1.138500 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.543667 sq. miles (6.588067 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            31472
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             46.140666 N, 93.466735 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56342
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Isle, MN
    Isle

Thesaurus Results for Isle:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

ait, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, continental island, coral head, coral island, coral reef, holm, insularity, island, island group, islandology, islet, key, oceanic island, reef, sandbank, sandbar

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