Isle of Wight
WordNet
noun
(1) An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Old English Wiht, Wihte ealond, Latin Vectis (c.150), from Celtic Ictis, literally 'nether', akin to Old Irish icht 'nether, bottom', Muir n-Icht 'English Channel, lit. the nether sea', referring to the fact that the Isle of Wight is the southern-most of the British Isles.
Proper noun
- An island and county off the south coast of England opposite Southampton, sometimes considered to be part of Hampshire.