English Explanatory Dictionary

Isabella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
  2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
noun
  1. A grape cultivar popular in the former USSR derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca.
  2. Obsolete form of isabella.
noun
  1. A pale grey-yellow, fawn, cream-brown or parchment colour.

Pronunciation

/ɪzəˈbɛlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Isabella.wav En-us-isabella.ogg

Word forms

Isabella Isabellas

Etymology

Latinate and Italian form of Isabel. The grape cultivar is popularly thought to have been discovered by a Mrs Isabella Gibbs of South Carolina in 1816.

Synonyms

isabel isabelle isabelline parchment

Derived words

Isabelline Isabella County
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