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kyles

kyles is the plural of kyle.

Meaning of kyle

Noun

kyle (plural kyles)

  1. (Scotland) A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
    • [T]hough remote / From the main ocean many a mile / Inflooded past cape, creek, and kyle, / The sea-loch flanked by precipice walls, / With ever-lessening murmur crawls, / Till 'neath the Pass he lies subdued / By the o'er-aweing solitude; […]1877 January, [John Campbell] Shairp, “The Clearing of the Glens”, in Alexander Mackenzie, editor, The Celtic Magazine: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk...
    Synonyms:
    firth, narrow, sound, strait

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Kyles

Kyles

  1. (plural) plural of Kyle

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Kyles

Kyles

  1. A surname.

Origin of kyles

See Kyle.

Compare Kyle.

Phrases with kyles

Questions about kyles

What does kyles mean?
Kyles means a surname.
What is kyles the plural of?
Kyles is the plural of kyle.
What part of speech is kyles?
Kyles is a proper noun.

Words near kyles in the dictionary

  1. Kyleakin
  2. Kylee
  3. Kyleigh
  4. Kylen
  5. Kyler
  6. kyles
  7. Kyles of Bute
  8. kyley
  9. kyleys
  10. kylices
  11. kylie

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