Isle of Wight
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- proper noun
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Isla de Wight
- The Isle of Wight is known for its stunning scenery and historical landmarks.
- tour of the Isle of Wight
Examples
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Many tourists visit the Isle of Wight each summer to enjoy its beautiful beaches.
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He spent his vacation exploring the charming villages on the Isle of Wight.
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Isle of Wight leads the way on using social workers in prison.
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The Isle of Wight has, for some time, been at the forefront of introducing social care into the prison environment.
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But Ian Anderson, Isle of Wight's director for community wellbeing and social care, said social workers would continue to work closely with mental health and other health services on the island.
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Mental health practitioners have criticized Isle of Wight Council's proposals to move them from NHS-led community healthcare teams to work alongside local authority social workers.
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Violet and Lancelot meet again in Bournemouth and sail off into the sunset, presumably to the Isle of Wight.
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Jeez man, didn't realize they were playing so many festivals this year too; just heard they're playing Isle of Wight and a bunch of European festivals in Germany.
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Synonyms
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An island off the south coast of England in the English Channel
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An island off the south coast of England with beaches and small towns
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'isle' (a small island) with the place name 'Wight', so a learner who knows those constituents would understand it refers to the island called Wight. The 'Isle of X' naming pattern is a common, cross-linguistic way to name islands, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Isle of Wight comes from the words Isle, meaning 'island', and Wight, an old name for the land that may come from the Roman word 'Vectis'. So, Isle of Wight simply means 'the island called Wight'.