n. (Abbr. I.)

An island, especially a small one.

[Middle English ile, from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula.]

IN BRIEF: n. - A small island.

Tutor's tip: An "aisle" is a narrow walkway or passage. It sounds the same as "I'll," which means I will or I shall. It also sounds the same as "isle," which is a little island.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small island
  Synonym: islet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ø
v. tr. - bo på en ø

Nederlands (Dutch)
eiland, een eiland vormen, isoleren

Français (French)
n. - île, îlot
v. tr. - isoler, faire un îlot

Deutsch (German)
n. - Insel
v. - auf eine Insel plazieren, isolieren, auf einer Insel wohnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νησί, νήσος
v. - απομονώνω, μένω σε νησί

Italiano (Italian)
isola, isolare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ilha (f) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
остров, обособить

Español (Spanish)
n. - isla
v. tr. - poner en una isla, convertir en isla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (liten) ö
v. - placera på en ö, vara bosatt på en ö

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
岛, 小岛

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 島, 小島

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 섬
v. tr. - ~을 작은 섬으로 만들다, 격리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 島

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جزيرة ( وبخاصه الصغيرة) (فعل) يجزر, يحول إلى جزيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי, אי קטן, חצי-אי‬

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