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sable island

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
sable is-land
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

Ellipsis of Sable Island horse, a breed of feral horse found on the island.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does sable island mean?
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.
Where does sable island come from?
It is traced to French.

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