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islet

Pronunciation:  'Ilit

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small island
 
 Synonyms: isle
 
 See Also: island, Isle of Wight, Wight

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Is"let\, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. [^i]lot), dim. of isle.]
A little island.

 

 

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