English Explanatory Dictionary

Apple Isle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Avalon.
  2. Tasmania.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 Apple Isle.ogg

Word forms

Apple Isle the Apple Isle

Etymology

From apple + isle. * (Avalon): Translation of Latin Insula Pomorum (“Island of Apples”), Geoffrey of Monmouth's alternative name for Insula Avallonis. * (Tasmania): A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter. Possibly influenced by a supposed resemblance of the map of Tasmania to the shape of an apple.

Synonyms

Tassie
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