Isle of Wight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

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

/ˌaɪl ə(v)ˈwaɪt/

Isle of Wight the Isle of Wight

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

IOW I.W. Vectis

Vectensian caulkhead

Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight disease Isle of Wighter

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