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Anglesey Island

Anglesey Island

5.6
A large island off the northwest coast of Wales separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait
  • proper noun
translation icon : Isla de Anglesey
  • The bridge over the Menai Strait connects mainland Wales to Anglesey Island.

Examples

  • We spent our holiday exploring Anglesey Island and its beautiful coastal villages.

  • Many rare bird species can be found nesting on Anglesey Island during spring.

  • I visited Anglesey Island last summer.

  • What a beautiful place Anglesey Island is!

  • Many rare bird species can be found nesting on Anglesey Island during spring.

  • The bridge over the Menai Strait connects mainland Wales to Anglesey Island.

  • We spent our holiday exploring Anglesey Island and its beautiful coastal villages.

Synonyms

Anglesey
vsAnglesey Island
2 6.9

An island off the northwest coast of Wales that is also a county known for countryside and old buildings

focuses on its physical separation from the mainland by the Menai Strait
Anglesea
vsAnglesey Island
5.8

An island northwest of Wales with a beautiful coast and old buildings

focuses on physical separation from the mainland and larger size

Surface Forms

Anglesey Island main

Morphology

Anglesey + island

This is a straightforward place-name construction: the proper name 'Anglesey' combined with the noun 'island' yields the literal meaning 'an island called Anglesey'. A B1 learner who knows 'island' (and that proper names label places) can infer the meaning without special idiomatic knowledge; such name+type patterns are cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Anglesey Island may come from an old Viking name. One popular story says a Viking called 'Ongull' plus the word 'ey' for 'island' were joined to make the name, so it meant 'Ongull's island' and today it simply names the island off the coast of Wales.