/ kaɪl; NAmE / noun
(in Scotland) a channel of sea water :
the Kyle of Lochalsh
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic caol strait, (as an adjective) narrow.
/ kaɪl; NAmE / noun
(in Scotland) a channel of sea water :
the Kyle of Lochalsh
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic caol strait, (as an adjective) narrow.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005