Sable Island
English
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Etymology
[edit]From French sable (“sand”) + island. From French Île de Sable (“Isle of Sand”). From being an island made up of a sandbar.
Proper noun
[edit]Sable Island
- An island in 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.
- Ellipsis of Sable Island horse (a breed of feral horse found on the island).
Usage notes
[edit]The term has nothing to do with sables, the fur bearing animal, nor the colour, but instead to the French-language word for sand.
Translations
[edit]island
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