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English Wikipedia has an article on:Isle of WightWikipedia

 Isle of Wight (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Old English Wiht, Wihte iegland, from Proto-Celtic *Wextā, compare Welsh Ynys Wyth and Latin Vectis (c.150).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌaɪl ə(v) ˈwaɪt/

Proper noun

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the Isle of Wight

1. An island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.
2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

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• IOW, IoW
• I.W.
• Vectis

Derived terms

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• Isle of Wight County
• Isle of Wight disease
• Isle of Wighter

Related terms

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• Vectensian

Translations

[edit] island and county off the south coast of England

Chinese: Mandarin: 懷特島 / 怀特岛 (Huáitè dǎo) Finnish: Wightsaari French: île de Wight (fr) f Middle French: isle de Wisque f Old French: isle de Wic f Irish: Inis Iocht f Italian: isola di Wight f Japanese: ワイト島 (Waito-tō) Latin: Vectis f, Vecta f Macedonian: Вајт m (Vajt) Manx: Ellan Eeaght f Norman: Wique, Witte Old English: Wiht f Polish: Wyspa Wight Portuguese: Ilha de Wight f Russian: о́стров Уа́йт m (óstrov Uájt) Spanish: isla de Wight f Welsh: Ynys Wyth f

See also

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• caulkhead

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