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isles
noun(isle)
island; especially : islet
isles
verb(isle)
to make an isle of
isles
verb(isle)
to place on or as if on an isle
isles
geographical name(isle)
island group of western Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and adjacent islands
isles
geographical name(isle)
island group of southwestern England off Land's End comprising 140 islands; capital Hugh Town area 6 square miles (16 square kilometers), population 2900
isles
geographical name(isle)
the Outer Hebrides, which formerly constituted an administrative area of western Scotland with Stornoway as its capital area 1120 square miles (2912 square kilometers)
isles
geographical name(isle)
—used unofficially of the entire Hebrides group
isles
noun(isle)
a style of knitting originating in the Shetland Islands that is characterized by bands of multicolored geometric patterns; also : an article of clothing knitted in this style
isles
geographical name(isle)
city on the Saint Lawrence River in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 46,340
isles
geographical name(isle)
former county of southwestern England on the Atlantic coast; capital Truro area 1418 square miles (3673 square kilometers), population 532,273

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