[ahyl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, isled, isl·ing. | 1. | a small island. |
| 2. | any island. |
| 3. | to make into or as if into an isle. |
| 4. | to place on or as if on an isle. |
] —Related forms
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| isle
(īl) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. I. An island, especially a small one. [Middle English ile, from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula.] |
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Isle La Motte, VT Zip code(s): 05463
Isle Au Haut, ME Zip code(s): 04645
Ocean Isle Beach, NC (town, FIPS 48700) Location: 33.89254 N, 78.43223 W
Population (1990): 523 (1915 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28469
Isle Of Palms, SC Zip code(s): 29451
Isle Saint Georg, OH Zip code(s): 43436
Isle of Palms, SC (city, FIPS 36115) Location: 32.80135 N, 79.75730 W
Population (1990): 3680 (3063 housing units)
Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)
Sea Isle City, NJ (city, FIPS 66390) Location: 39.15241 N, 74.69784 W
Population (1990): 2692 (5991 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Grand Isle County, VT (county, FIPS 13) Location: 44.79537 N, 73.29095 W
Population (1990): 5318 (4135 housing units)
Area: 214.0 sq km (land), 290.2 sq km (water)
Presque Isle County, MI (county, FIPS 141) Location: 45.32161 N, 83.45860 W
Population (1990): 13743 (8917 housing units)
Area: 1709.5 sq km (land), 4955.1 sq km (water)
Isle of Wight County, VA (county, FIPS 93) Location: 36.90704 N, 76.71121 W
Population (1990): 25053 (9753 housing units)
Area: 818.2 sq km (land), 121.5 sq km (water)
Isle, MN (city, FIPS 31472) Location: 46.14221 N, 93.46042 W
Population (1990): 566 (408 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56342
Isle Of Hope-Dutch Island, GA (CDP, FIPS 41487) Location: 31.98550 N, 81.05286 W
Population (1990): 2637 (997 housing units)
Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Green Isle, MN (city, FIPS 25658) Location: 44.67815 N, 94.00619 W
Population (1990): 239 (109 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55338
Grand Isle, VT Zip code(s): 05458
Grand Isle, ME Zip code(s): 04746
Grand Isle, LA (town, FIPS 30830) Location: 29.20985 N, 90.03279 W
Population (1990): 1455 (1976 housing units)
Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70358
Emerald Isle, NC (town, FIPS 21160) Location: 34.66642 N, 77.02918 W
Population (1990): 2434 (4574 housing units)
Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28594
Presque Isle, PA Zip code(s): 16505
Presque Isle, ME (city, FIPS 60825) Location: 46.68604 N, 67.98730 W
Population (1990): 10550 (4411 housing units)
Area: 196.2 sq km (land), 4.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 04769
Deer Isle, ME Zip code(s): 04627
Eden Isle, LA (CDP, FIPS 22722) Location: 30.22829 N, 89.79871 W
Population (1990): 3768 (2053 housing units)
Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
Belle Isle, FL (city, FIPS 5300) Location: 28.47013 N, 81.35034 W
Population (1990): 5272 (2114 housing units)
Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 7.0 sq km (water)
Little Deer Isle, ME Zip code(s): 04650
Isle
Isle\, n. [Obs.] See Aisle.
Isle
Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala. Cf. Insulate.]1. An island. [Poetic] Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
Isle
Isle\, v. t. To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic] Isled in sudden seas of light. --Tennyson.
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