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1. (n.) island
a tract of land completely surrounded by water and not large enough to be called a continent.
2. island
something resembling an island, esp. in being isolated.
3. island
a freestanding unit with a counter or work surface on top, situated in the middle area of a room so as to permit access from all sides.
4. island
a clump of woodland in a prairie.
5. island
an isolated hill.
6. island
an isolated portion of anatomical tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue.
7. (v.t.) island
to make into an island.
8. island
to dot with islands.
9. island
to place on an island; isolate.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME iland, OE īgland, īland)
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| Definition of 'island' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
2. (noun) island
a zone or area resembling an island
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1. (noun) island
an area of land surrounded by water
a tropical island
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| Definition of 'island' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) island
a tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent
2. (noun) island
anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice
3. (noun) island
see Isle, n., 2
4. (verb) island
to cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle
5. (verb) island
to furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep
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Sense: a piece of land surrounded by water
The island lay a mile off the coast.
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 Afrikaans: eiland |
 Arabic: جَزيرَه |
 Bulgarian: остров |
 Brazilian: ilha |
 Czech: ostrov |
 German: die Insel |
 Danish: ø |
 Greek: νησί |
 Spanish: isla |
 Estonian: saar |
 Farsi: جزیره |
 Finnish: saari |
 French: île |
 Hebrew: אִי |
 Hindi: द्वीप |
 Croatian: otok |
 Hungarian: sziget |
 Indonesian: pulau |
 Icelandic: eyja |
 Italian: isola |
 Japanese: 島 |
 Korean: 섬 |
 Lithuanian: sala |
 Latvian: sala |
 Malay: pulau |
 Dutch: eiland |
 Norwegian: øy |
 Polish: wyspa |
 Persian: جزیره |
 Pashto: جزيره |
 Portuguese: ilha |
 Romanian: insulă |
 Russian: остров |
 Slovak: ostrov |
 Slovenian: otok |
 Serbian: ostrvo |
 Swedish: ö |
 Thai: เกาะ |
 Turkish: ada |
 Taiwanese: 島 |
 Ukrainian: острів |
 Urdu: جزیرہ |
 Vietnamese: hòn đảo |
 Chinese: 岛 |
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