"Sable Island" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From French sable (“sand”) + island. From French Île de Sable (“Isle of Sand”). From being an island made up of a sandbar. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sable|island|gloss1=sand|lang1=fr}} French sable (“sand”) + island, {{der|en|fr|Île de Sable|gloss=Isle of Sand}} French Île de Sable (“Isle of Sand”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Sable Island}} Sable Island
  1. 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. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Sable_Island-en-name-qdnwYga2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37
  2. Ellipsis of Sable Island horse (a breed of feral horse found on the island). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Sable Island horse (extra: a breed of feral horse found on the island) Translations (island): Île de Sable (French), Ilha Sable [modern, name] (Portuguese), Fagunda [obsolete] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Sable_Island-en-name-xsmtexnG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'island': 32 68
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