Isle of Man
English
Etymology
From Isle + of + Man.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌaɪl ə(v) ˈmæn/
Proper noun
the Isle of Man
- An island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea, part of the British Isles but not of the United Kingdom.
Synonyms
- Man, Mann
- Ellan Vannin, Mannin
Hypernyms
- island, isle
Related terms
- Manx
- Manxman
- Manxwoman
- Manx cat
- Manxie
- Manks
Translations
island
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Further reading
- Isle of Man on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Isle of Man”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.