Apple Isle

== English == === Etymology === From apple + isle. (Avalon): Translation of Latin Insula Pomorum (“Island of Apples”), Geoffrey of Monmouth's alternative name for Insula Avallonis. (Tasmania): A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter. Possibly influenced by a supposed resemblance of the map of Tasmania to the shape of an apple. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === the Apple Isle (mythology) Avalon. (Australia, informal) Tasmania. ==== Synonyms ==== (Tasmania): Tassie