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Isle of Man

–noun
Man, Isle of.

Man

[man]
–noun
Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 58,773; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
Man, Isle of  
An island of Great Britain in the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of England. Occupied in the 9th century by Vikings, it passed from Norway to Scotland in 1266 and to the earls of Salisbury and of Derby in the 14th century. Parliament purchased the island in 1765, and it remains an autonomous possession of the British crown.

isle of man

noun
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: Man

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