What does islander mean?
Definitions for islander
ˈaɪ lən dəris·lander
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Princeton's WordNet
islander, island-dwellernoun
an inhabitant of an island
Wiktionary
islandernoun
A person who lives on an island.
Islandernoun
Inhabitant of Vancouver Island
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Islandernoun
An inhabitant of a country surrounded by water.
Etymology: from island.
We, as all islanders, are lunares, or the moon's men. William Camden.
Your dinner, and the generous islanders
By you invited, do attend your presence. William Shakespeare, Othello.There are many bitter sayings against islanders in general, representing them as fierce, treacherous, and unhospitable: those who live on the continent have such frequent intercourse with men of different religions and languages, that they become more kind than those who are the inhabitants of an island. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.
A race of rugged mariners are these,
Unpolish'd men, and boist'rous as their seas;
The native islanders alone their care,
And hateful he that breathes a foreign air. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.
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islander
An islander is a person who is born, lives, or is a native of an island. They belong to the geographic, cultural, or social community of an island. The term is used to describe people from places as diverse as pacific islands, the Caribbean, or small islands off the coast of a larger land mass.
Webster Dictionary
Islandernoun
an inhabitant of an island
Wikidata
Islander
The Islander was the 34-foot yawl with which Harry Pidgeon sailed around the world single-handedly from 1921 to 1925. Pidgeon thus became the second person, after Joshua Slocum, to do so.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of islander in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of islander in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of islander in a Sentence
It is an acknowledgment that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures date back 65,000 years.
I am grateful that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have welcomed me in every corner of this continent that I have visited, and worked with me in providing local and national solutions.
Even as we continue searching for answers about this attack, we know how deeply this attack has impacted the (Asian American Pacific Islander) community. Monterey Park is home to one of the largest AAPI communities in America, many of whom were celebrating the Lunar New Year along with loved ones and friends this weekend.
Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques on Friday:
Rio Tinto has a long history of working in partnership and creating shared value with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities around our operations and across Australia more broadly. We remain absolutely committed to continuing to do so.
As a Falkland Islander I definitely feel a bond with the royal family as a symbol of Britishness. I am a staunch royalist.
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- illenca, illencCatalan, Valencian
- ostrovanCzech
- øboer, øboDanish
- Insulaner, Inselbewohnerin, Insulanerin, InselbewohnerGerman
- νησιώτισσα, νησιώτηςGreek
- insulanino, insulanoEsperanto
- isleña, isleñoSpanish
- saarelainen, saaristolainenFinnish
- oyggjarbúgvi, oyggjarskeggiFaroese
- îlienne, habitant d'une île, habitant de l'île, habitante d'une île, îlien, habitante de l'île, insulaireFrench
- կղզիաբնակArmenian
- insulano, insulanino, insulanuloIdo
- isolanoItalian
- 島民Japanese
- insulanusLatin
- оствовјанка, островјанинMacedonian
- øyboerNorwegian
- eilander, eilandbewonerDutch
- øybuarNorwegian Nynorsk
- táłkááʼ kéyah dineʼéNavajo, Navaho
- wyspiarzPolish
- ilhéuPortuguese
- insularRomanian
- островитя́нин, островитя́нкаRussian
- острвљанка, otočanka, оточанка, otočanin, ostrvljanka, оточанин, острвљанин, ostrvljaninSerbo-Croatian
- öboSwedish
- adalıTurkish
- jinisulan, nisulan, hinisulanVolapük
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