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Isle of Man

proper noun

  1. British dependency
  2. island name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌaɪl ə(v)ˈmæn/

name

Etymology: From Isle + of + Man.

  1. An island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea, part of the British Isles but not of the United Kingdom.
  2. A rural locality east of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0075).