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island

[ ahy-luhnd ]

noun

  1. a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
  2. something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others.
  3. a raised platform with a counter or other work surface on top situated in the middle area of a room, especially a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides.
  4. a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station.
  5. a clump of woodland in a prairie.
  6. an isolated hill.
  7. Anatomy. an isolated portion of tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue.
  8. Railroads. a platform or building between sets of tracks.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make into an island.
  2. to dot with islands.
  3. to place on an island; isolate.

island

/ ˈ²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô»å /

noun

  1. a mass of land that is surrounded by water and is smaller than a continent
  2. anatomy a part, structure, or group of cells distinct in constitution from its immediate surroundings insular
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cause to become an island
  2. to intersperse with islands
  3. to place on an island; insulate; isolate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

island

/ ī′±ôÉ™²Ô»å /

  1. A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ¾±²õ±ô²¹²Ô»å-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±²õl²¹²Ô»å·¾±²õ³ó ¾±²õl²¹²Ô»å·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ¾±²õl²¹²Ô»å·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of island1

First recorded before 900; Middle English iland, Old English Ä«²µ±ô²¹²Ô»å, Ä«land, variant of Ä«±ð²µ±ô²¹²Ô»å, from Ä«±ð²µ “island†(cognate with Old Norse ey ) + land land; spelling with -s- by association with isle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of island1

Old English Ä«²µ±ô²¹²Ô»å, from Ä«²µ island + land ; s inserted through influence of isle
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The islands are listed by Unesco World Heritage as a rare example of an ecosystem untouched by external plants, animals or human impact.

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The former leader insisted Greenland was not for sale, but added the island wanted trade with the US, Greenlandic national newspaper Sermitsiaq reported.

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Social media influencers pose a "new and increasing threat" for uncontacted indigenous people, a charity has warned after the arrest of a US tourist who travelled to a restricted Indian Ocean island.

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For example, the U.S. imports a significant amount of computer chips and semiconductors from Taiwan, but doesn’t export any product in particular to the island — resulting in a $74 billion trade deficit with Taiwan.

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University of Edinburgh researchers examined dozens of dinosaur footprints at Prince Charles's Point on the island's Trotternish Peninsula.

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