Definitions for Islands
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1. islandsnoun

   The Caribbean islands.

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1. Islands

   An island or isle is a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges Delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea; continental and oceanic. There are also man-made islands.

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1. Islands

   Islands is an indie rock band formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and currently based in Los Angeles, California.

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1. islandsnoun

   Plural noun of the word island.

   The Pacific islands are a popular holiday destination for many across the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2016  

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1. islands

   Song lyrics by islands -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by islands on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Islands' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2758

How to pronounce Islands?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Islands in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Islands in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Islands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Islands in a Sentence

1. Neil Roberts:

   Unless it is there would be no prospect of premiums rising, the shallow waters and numerous reefs in the Spratly island region means that commercial shipping is unlikely to be sailing within the territorial waters of any of the islands.

2. Bonnie Glaser:

   The persistence of dredging, along with construction and militarization on China’s artificial islands, underscore Beijing’s unwillingness to exercise self-restraint and look for diplomatic paths to reduce tensions, on the eve of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, Beijing appears to be sending a message to President Barack Obama that China is determined to advance its interests in the South China Sea even if doing so results in heightened tensions with the United States.

3. Timothy Heath:

   Due to the corrosive effects of salt and humidity in the islands, HQ-9 missile systems must be removed and sent back to the mainland for maintenance periodically.

4. The NHC:

   Interests in the Cabo Verde Islands should monitor the progress of this system as gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall is possible there on Monday and Tuesday.

5. Carl Schuster:

   Everything boils down to what Britain does, if it transfers Chagos Islands to Mauritius -- and it has a history of obeying these rulings -- then it's up to Mauritius. If they say the existing agreement is no longer valid, then( Jeremy Corbyn) would have to renegotiate.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Islands
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Islands