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Sable Island
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English
thumb|Sable Island
thumb|Map of Sable Island
Etymology
From en sable fr sand island.
From en fr Île de Sable Isle of Sand.
From being an island made up of a sandbar.
Proper noun
Sable Island
en island p/Nova Scotia c/Canada. A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction.
en Sable Island horse a breed of feral horse found on the island.
Usage notes
The term has nothing to do with en sable sables, the fur bearing animal, nor the colour, but instead to the French-language word for sand.
Translations
island
French: fr Île de Sable
Portuguese: pt Ilha Sable modern name, pt Fagunda obsolete