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ISLE OF WIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

Synonyms:

Isle of Wight; Wight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("Isle of Wight" is a kind of...):

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

Instance hypernyms:

isle; islet (a small island)

Holonyms ("Isle of Wight" is a part of...):

British Isles (Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic)

English Channel (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain)

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