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Meanings of
isle
in inglês
A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
island
português
ilhota
catalão
illot
Back to the meaning
A small island.
islet
português
ilhota
Usage of
isle
in inglês
1
Such were the events that passed in the
isle
of St. Louis.
2
And in this
isle
is the mount Athos, that passeth the clouds.
3
Gwen envied Rhys's wandering; Rhys envied Gwen's home on the sacred
isle
.
4
He sat in Parliament as Lord Mountjoy of the
isle
of Wight.
5
St. Conon died in the
isle
of Man, about the year 648.
6
And where there is travel on this fair
isle
,
congestion inevitably follows.
7
For in those days forest land spread widely over the English
isle
.
8
The face of the
isle
was changed, the desert became a garden.
9
Yet this seemed an
isle
in some vague fashion familiar to me.
10
The
isle
of Alan Ernescliffe's burial-place had now many Christians in it.
11
Jarl hailed from the
isle
of Skye, one of the constellated Hebrides.
12
This, the maxim illustrated respecting the
isle
toward which we were sailing.
13
Napoleon grew very weary of his inaction on the
isle
of Elba.
14
Now 'twas the governor of the
isle
,
King Edward's lieutenant, John Wogan.
15
The gean
isle
occupied by Mr. Phoebus was of no inconsiderable dimensions.
16
Never had the sea disgorged upon that fairy
isle
such ghastly specters.
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isle
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little isle
fair isle
sacred isle
green isle
rocky isle
More collocations
Translations for
isle
português
ilhota
ilhotas
ilha
catalão
illot
Isle
through the time
Isle
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common