English Explanatory Dictionary

Sable Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of Nova Scotia, Canada. A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction.
  2. Ellipsis of Sable Island horse, a breed of feral horse found on the island.

Word forms

Sable Island

Etymology

From French sable (“sand”) + island. From French Île de Sable (“Isle of Sand”). From being an island made up of a sandbar.

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