island

island
noun
ADJECTIVE
outlying, remote

a ferry service to the outlying islands

coral, tropical, volcanic
desert, deserted, uninhabited
offshore

Puerto Rico and its offshore islands

… OF ISLANDS
chain, group

a group of tropical islands

ISLAND + NOUN
chain, group

the island chain of the Bahamas

home

They were forced to leave their island home and start a new life on the mainland.

paradise

the island paradise of Phuket

nation

Fiji is a small South Pacific island nation.

PREPOSITION
on an/the island

He owns a house on the island.

PHRASES
the … coast, side, tip, etc. of an island

The best beaches are on the southern tip of the island.


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  • Island — Is land, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [=i]gland, ?gland, ?glond; [=i]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [=i]g, ?g, is akin to AS. e[ a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. [ o], Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Island — Is land, v. t. 1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. Shelley. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. Southey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Island — For other uses, see Island (disambiguation). British Isles …   Wikipedia

  • island — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo French isle) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from Old English īgland (akin to Old Norse eyland), from īg island (akin to Old English ēa river, Latin aqua water) +… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • island — See: SAFETY ISLAND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • island — See: SAFETY ISLAND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Island — or Ísland geographical name see Iceland …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Ísland — I. geographical name see Iceland II. geographical name see Island …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Island biogeography — is a field within biogeography that attempts to establish and explain the factors that affect the species richness of natural communities. In this context [island] s] can be any area of habitat surrounded by areas unsuitable for the species on… …   Wikipedia

  • Island of Mozambique — Island of Mozambique * UNESCO World Heritage Site Fort Sao Sebastiao Country …   Wikipedia

  • Island Pond, Vermont — Island Pond is also the name of several bodies of water. See Island Pond (disambiguation). Infobox Settlement official name = Pagename other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Census designated place motto = imagesize = image… …   Wikipedia

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