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| Macaronesia | Macaronesia A group of islands in the North Atlantic: the Azores, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and the Savage Islands — Wiktionary |
| third island chain | third island chain The Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zealand; from Alaska to New Zealand or Tasmania and Australia. — Wiktionary |
| British Isles | British Isles A group of islands off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, comprising Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, the Isle of Man, the Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and many other smaller islands. Use may include the Channel Islands, although these are physically closer to mainland Europe. — Wiktionary |
| Hawaii | Hawaii A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania. Also called the and formerly the Sandwich Islands. The larger islands are: — Wiktionary |
| United States minor outlying islands | United States minor outlying islands Regions of the United States of America including: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Lavukaleve | Lavukaleve A language spoken on the Russell Islands, Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Aleutic | Aleutic of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Norn | Norn an extinct language that was spoken on the Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Maluku | Maluku Province formerly known under VOC & Dutch colonialism as Moluccas, Molucca Islands or Moluccan Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Fiji | Fiji A country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands. Official name: Republic of the Fiji Islands. — Wiktionary |
| fijis | Fiji Islands, Fijis a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral — Princeton's WordNet |
| fiji islands | Fiji Islands, Fijis a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral — Princeton's WordNet |
| second island chain | second island chain The next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Marianas Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea. — Wiktionary |
| Islandy | Islandy of or pertaining to islands; full of islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Samoan | Samoan of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants — Webster Dictionary |
| Sandwich Islands | Sandwich Islands Hawaiian Islands (an early name for the archipelago of nineteen Hawaiian Islands) — Wiktionary |
| Trobriander | Trobriander A native of the Trobriand Islands (now called the Kiriwina Islands). — Wiktionary |
| faeroes | Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| faeroe islands | Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| faroe islands | Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| faroes | Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| Archipelago | Archipelago hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands — Webster Dictionary |
| st. vincent | Saint Vincent, St. Vincent an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Princeton's WordNet |
| saint vincent | Saint Vincent, St. Vincent an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Princeton's WordNet |
| Sea-island | Sea-island of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior cotton of long fiber produced on those islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Shetland Islands | Shetland Islands A group of islands of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Wilsons storm petrel | Wilsons storm petrel A small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Grenadines | Grenadines A group of small islands in the Caribbean, divided between the larger islands of Grenada and Saint Vincent. — Wiktionary |
| New Zealand | New Zealand The islands of New Zealand, especially the North Island, South Island and nearby coastal islands. — Wiktionary |
| aegates isles | Aegates Isles, Aegadean Isles islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC — Princeton's WordNet |
| aegadean isles | Aegates Isles, Aegadean Isles islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC — Princeton's WordNet |
| Sunda | Sunda Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago — Wiktionary |
| Kurilian | Kurilian of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso — Webster Dictionary |
| tuvalu | Tuvalu a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978 — Princeton's WordNet |
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands An archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, comprised of the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. — Wiktionary |
| West Frisian Islands | West Frisian Islands A chain of islands in the North Sea, belonging to the Netherlands, part of the Frisian Islands. — Wiktionary |
| third island chain | third island chain The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south. — Wiktionary |
| Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands Overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic. Official name: Falkland Islands. Argentina contests the British sovereignty in the islands. — Wiktionary |
| gilbert islands | Gilbert Islands a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979 — Princeton's WordNet |
| Remote Oceania | Remote Oceania The part of Oceania comprising Polynesia, Micronesia and island Melanesia southeast of the Solomon Islands, including islands such as Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. — Wiktionary |
| Rarotongan | Rarotongan Cook Islands Maori, the official language of the Cook Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Carib | Carib a native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Ionian Islands | Ionian Islands A group of islands in the Ionian Sea - one of the 13 peripheries of Greece The main islands are Corfu, Ithaca, Kefallonia, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxoi and Zante. — Wiktionary |
| Polynesia | Polynesia The collective name for the islands of the central Pacific Ocean, including the Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, HAWAII; NEW ZEALAND; Phoenix Islands, PITCAIRN ISLAND; SAMOA; TONGA; Tuamotu Archipelago, Wake Island, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Polynesians are of the Caucasoid race, but many are of mixed origin. Polynesia is from the Greek poly, many + nesos, island, with reference to the many islands in the group. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p966 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p426) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Chamorro | Chamorro An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. — Wiktionary |
| Hawaiu02BBi | Hawaiu02BBi Proper official spelling of the name of the Hawaiian Islands, the largest of those islands, and the U.S. state they form. — Wiktionary |
| West Indies | West Indies Islands lying between southeastern North America and northern South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea. They comprise the Greater Antilles (CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HAITI; JAMAICA; and PUERTO RICO), the Lesser Antilles (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA and the other Leeward Islands, BARBADOS; MARTINIQUE and the other Windward Islands, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES, and the islands north of Venezuela which include TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO), and the BAHAMAS. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1330) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Caribbee | Caribbee of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central America — Webster Dictionary |
| Antilles | Antilles The islands of the West Indies, bounded (and including) to the north by the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea. — Wiktionary |
| Falkland Islander | Falkland Islander A person from the Falkland Islands or of descent of the Falkland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Cocos Islander | Cocos Islander A person from the Cocos Islands or of descent of the Cocos Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Cook Islander | Cook Islander A person from the Cook Islands or of descent of the Cook Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Mediterranean Islands | Mediterranean Islands Scattered islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The chief islands are the Balearic Islands (belong to Spain; Majorca and Minorca are among these), Corsica (belongs to France), Crete (belongs to Greece), CYPRUS (a republic), the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Ionian Islands (belong to Greece), MALTA (a republic), Sardinia and SICILY (belong to Italy). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p747) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Leeward Islands | Leeward Islands The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Martin, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius, Saba and Dominica — Wiktionary |
| US Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands A group of islands in the Caribbean that is a dependency of the United States. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States. — Wiktionary |
| Breadfruit | Breadfruit the fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name — Webster Dictionary |
| Channel Island fox | Channel Island fox A species of fox native to the Channel Islands off the coast of California. Each of the six largest islands in the chain has its own native subspecies of fox. — Wiktionary |
| British Virgin Islander | British Virgin Islander A person from the British Virgin Islands or of descent of the British Virgin Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Atlantic Islands | Atlantic Islands Widely scattered islands in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as the AZORES and as far south as the South Sandwich Islands, with the greatest concentration found in the CARIBBEAN REGION. They include Annobon Island, Ascension, Canary Islands, Falkland Islands, Fernando Po (also called Isla de Bioko and Bioko), Gough Island, Madeira, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Helena, and Tristan da Cunha. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands the small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest (in some cases, far to the northwest) of the islands of Kauai and Niihau — Wiktionary |
| Aleutian | Aleutian Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language. — Wiktionary |
| first island chain | first island chain The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula. — Wiktionary |
| Falklands War | Falklands War A conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, waged between March and June of 1982. — Wiktionary |
| Hawaii | Hawaii The proper name of the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, also called the Big Island. The Big Island lies southeast of the other islands. — Wiktionary |
| Insulous | Insulous abounding in islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Fijian | Fijian a native of the Fiji islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Kanaka | Kanaka a native of the Sandwich Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Samoan | Samoan an inhabitant of the Samoan Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Land | Land the mainland, in distinction from islands — Webster Dictionary |
| East-insular | East-insular relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian — Webster Dictionary |
| Canary | Canary wine made in the Canary Islands; sack — Webster Dictionary |
| Pahi | Pahi a large war canoe of the Society Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Jamaica | Jamaica one of the West India is islands — Webster Dictionary |
| New Zealand | New Zealand a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean — Webster Dictionary |
| Kurilian | Kurilian a native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| interisland | interisland between islands — Wiktionary |
| Canaries | Canaries Canary Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Orkneys | Orkneys Orkney Islands — Wiktionary |
| Faroese | Faroese an inhabitant, or, collectively, inhabitants, of the Faroe islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Leewards | Leewards The Leeward Islands — Wiktionary |
| Balearics | Balearics The Balearic Islands — Wiktionary |
| Falklands | Falklands The Falkland Islands — Wiktionary |
| Virgins | Virgins The Virgin Islands — Wiktionary |
| islandy | islandy full of islands — Wiktionary |
| Windwards | Windwards The Windward Islands — Wiktionary |
| Faroes | Faroes see Faroe Islands — Wiktionary |
| Mascarenes | Mascarenes The Mascarene Islands. — Wiktionary |
| islands | islands The Caribbean islands. — Wiktionary |
| insulous | insulous Abounding in islands — Wiktionary |
| Andamans | Andamans The Andaman Islands — Wiktionary |
| Shetland | Shetland The Shetland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Orkney | Orkney The Orkney Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Galu00E1pagos | Galu00E1pagos The Galu00E1pagos Islands — Wiktionary |
| Falkland | Falkland The Falkland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| archipelago | archipelago A group of islands. — Wiktionary |
| Sseses | Sseses The Ssese Islands — Wiktionary |
| Shetlands | Shetlands The Shetland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Nicobars | Nicobars The Nicobar Islands — Wiktionary |
| Malmsey | Malmsey a kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc — Webster Dictionary |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Islands in the Lesser Antilles, within the Leeward Islands. ANTIGUA, BARBUDA, and Redonda, an uninhabited island, constitute the independent state of ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. The capital is St. Johns. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| kyle | kyle A narrow channel between islands. — Wiktionary |
| South Pacific | South Pacific The islands of Oceania — Wiktionary |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Heard Island and McDonald Islands Uninhabited islands of Australia. — Wiktionary |
| Orcadian | Orcadian From the Orkney Islands — Wiktionary |
| Virgin Islands of the United States | Virgin Islands of the United States A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. The capital is Charlotte Amalie. The Virgin Islands were discovered by Columbus in 1493. Before 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands were held by the Danish and called the Danish West Indies but the name was changed when the United States acquired them by purchase. Virgin refers to the fact that Columbus made his discovery on St. Ursula's day - virgins being her legendary companions - or to the resemblance of the chain of islands to a procession of nuns or virgins. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1305 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p577) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| islandy | islandy of or pertaining to islands — Wiktionary |
| Misanga | Misanga One of the Batan Islands — Wiktionary |
| Marshall Islander | Marshall Islander Somebody from The Marshall Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Mascarene | Mascarene Someone from the Mascarene Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Windward Islander | Windward Islander A person from the Windward Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Society Islander | Society Islander A person from the Society Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Sandwich Islander | Sandwich Islander A person from the Sandwich Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Scilly Islander | Scilly Islander A person from the Scilly Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Midway Islander | Midway Islander A person from the Midway Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Aleutian Islander | Aleutian Islander A person from the Aleutian Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Majorca | Majorca Largest of the Balearic Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Tu00F3rshavn | Tu00F3rshavn Capital of the Faroe Islands — Wiktionary |
| Solomon Islander | Solomon Islander Somebody from The Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Virgin Islander | Virgin Islander Someone from the Virgin Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Sark | Sark One of the Channel Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Leeward Islander | Leeward Islander A person from the Leeward Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Shetlander | Shetlander Someone from the Shetland Islands — Wiktionary |
| Orcadian | Orcadian Someone from the Orkney Islands — Wiktionary |
| Turnix | Turnix any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae — Webster Dictionary |
| Bermuda | Bermuda A British colony in the western North Atlantic Ocean about 640 miles east southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It comprises a group of about 300 islands of which only about 20 are inhabited. It is called also the Bermuda Islands or the Bermudas. It was named for the Spanish explorer Juan Bermudez who visited the islands in 1515. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p140 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p61) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Micronesia | Micronesia The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. Micronesia is from the Greek micro, small + nesos, island, so named because the islands in this group are much smaller than those in MELANESIA. Micronesia is inhabited by a mixed race of Melanesians, Polynesians, and some Malaysians. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Kyushu | Kyushu The third largest of Japan's islands — Wiktionary |
| Westman Islander | Westman Islander An inhabitant of the Westman Islands — Wiktionary |
| Shikoku | Shikoku The fourth largest of Japan's islands. — Wiktionary |
| Mopelia | Mopelia a small atoll in the Society Islands — Wiktionary |
| Aeolian Islands | Aeolian Islands Alternative name for the Lipari Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Canarian | Canarian An inhabitant of the Canary Islands — Wiktionary |
| Marshallese | Marshallese An inhabitant of the Marshall Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Marquesan | Marquesan An inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Falklander | Falklander An inhabitant of the Falkland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Pijin | Pijin A language spoken on the Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Sal | Sal One of the Cape Verde islands. — Wiktionary |
| Laysan | Laysan one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Wiktionary |
| Hawaii | Hawaii A state of the United States of America. The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. It is the fiftieth state to join the United States. The nickname is the Aloha State. It is located from 19u00B0 to 23u00B0 N latitude, with the eight main islands from 155u00B0 to 162u00B0 W longitude and including many smaller islands extending westward. — Wiktionary |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea A country consisting of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and adjacent islands, including New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, and New Hanover in the Bismarck Archipelago; Bougainville and Buka in the northern Solomon Islands; the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands; Woodlark (Murua) Island; and the Louisiade Archipelago. It became independent on September 16, 1975. Formerly, the southern part was the Australian Territory of Papua, and the northern part was the UN Trust Territory of New Guinea, administered by Australia. They were administratively merged in 1949 and named Papua and New Guinea, and renamed Papua New Guinea in 1971. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Melanesia | Melanesia The collective name for the islands of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, including NEW CALEDONIA; VANUATU; New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, FIJI, etc. Melanesia (from the Greek melas, black + nesos, island) is so called from the black color of the natives who are generally considered to be descended originally from the Negroid Papuans and the Polynesians or Malays. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p748 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p344) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Voe | Voe an inlet, bay, or creek; -- so called in the Orkney and Shetland Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Balearic | Balearic From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands — Wiktionary |
| Aleut | Aleut A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Aleutian | Aleutian A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Pitcairner | Pitcairner Of, or pertaining to, the Pitcairn Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Pitcairner | Pitcairner A native or inhabitant of the Pitcairn Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Shetlander | Shetlander From, or related to, the Shetland Islands — Wiktionary |
| Pitcairnese | Pitcairnese Of or relating to the Pitcairn Islands. — Wiktionary |
| island | island To set, dot (as if) with islands — Wiktionary |
| Galu00E1pagos penguin | Galu00E1pagos penguin A penguin which lives on the Galu00E1pagos Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Anuta | Anuta An Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Torres Strait Creole | Torres Strait Creole A creole spoken in the Torres Strait Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Andamanese | Andamanese Of or relating to the Andaman Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Malukus | Malukus The Maluku Islands, an archipelago in Indonesia. — Wiktionary |
| Sundas | Sundas The Sunda Islands, an archipelago in Indonesia. — Wiktionary |
| island state | island state State consisting of one or more islands — Wiktionary |
| Sunda | Sunda Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands — Wiktionary |
| Tanimbars | Tanimbars The Tanimbar Islands, an archipelago in Indonesia. — Wiktionary |
| pahi | pahi A large war canoe of the Society Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Orkneyan | Orkneyan A native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Kurilian | Kurilian Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Aegeans | Aegeans The Aegean Islands, an archipelago of Greece. — Wiktionary |
| Orkney Islands | Orkney Islands The region of Scotland comprising these islands. — Wiktionary |
| Marquesan | Marquesan Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands A country in Melanesia. Official name: Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Orkney Islands | Orkney Islands A group of islands off north-east Scotland. — Wiktionary |
| Areare | Areare An Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Kurilian | Kurilian A native or inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Shetland Islands | Shetland Islands The region of Scotland comprising these islands. — Wiktionary |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde The republic consists of islands that are located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles off the west coast of Africa. The archipelago includes 10 islands and 5 islets, divided into the windward (Barlavento) and leeward (Sotavento) groups. The capital is Praia. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Pacific Islands | Pacific Islands The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Balearic | Balearic A dialect of Catalan used in the Balearic Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Otaheite apple | Otaheite apple A fruit native to Pacific islands such as Tahiti. — Wiktionary |
| Andamanese | Andamanese A minor language family spoken on the Andaman Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Senkaku Islands | Senkaku Islands A chain of islands in the East China Sea. — Wiktionary |
| Ryukyu | Ryukyu A chain of islands roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan. — Wiktionary |
| Mascarene | Mascarene Of, from, or relating to, the Mascarene Islands — Wiktionary |
| Aiwoo | Aiwoo An Austronesian language spoken in the Solomon Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Kilivila | Kilivila An Austronesian language spoken in the Trobriand Islands — Wiktionary |
| Nelly | Nelly One of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed. — Wiktionary |
| canary | canary A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands. — Wiktionary |
| maritime domain | maritime domain The oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and the airspace above these, including the littorals. — Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
| Udalman | Udalman in the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by udal, or allodial, right — Webster Dictionary |
| Yap | Yap An atoll in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia. — Wiktionary |
| Marool | Marool A mythical sea creature supposedly found around the Shetland Islands — Wiktionary |
| Galu00E1pagos hawk | Galu00E1pagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), a large hawk endemic to the Galu00E1pagos Islands. — Wiktionary |
| crested penguin | crested penguin A small penguin from New Zealand and the Falkland islands — Wiktionary |
| Shetland pony | Shetland pony A small horse of a breed originally from the Shetland Islands — Wiktionary |
| Shetland sheepdog | Shetland sheepdog A breed of small sheepdogs, originally from the Shetland Islands — Wiktionary |
| Tongo | Tongo the mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Fijian | Fijian of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants — Webster Dictionary |
| Zantiot | Zantiot a native or inhabitant of Zante, one of the Ionian Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Hebridian | Hebridian of or pertaining to the islands called Hebrides, west of Scotland — Webster Dictionary |
| Komodo | Komodo An island in Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands — Wiktionary |
| Ju00E8rriais | Ju00E8rriais A Romance language spoken in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Midway Islands | Midway Islands a small group of islands in the central Pacific; a US territory — Wiktionary |
| Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands A country in Oceania. Official name: Republic of the Marshall Islands. — Wiktionary |
| gue | gue A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Palma | Palma A city and port in Majorca, capital of the Balearic Islands — Wiktionary |
| Maara shell | Maara shell a large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament — Webster Dictionary |
| Jussi | Jussi a delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made — Webster Dictionary |
| Obolo | Obolo a copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value — Webster Dictionary |
| Cagit | Cagit a kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands A British colony in the Atlantic Islands, comprising two principal islands, East Falkland and West Falkland. Its capital is Stanley. Discovered in 1592, it was not occupied until the French settled there briefly in 1764. Later the English settled there but were expelled by the Spanish in 1770. The Falklands were claimed by Argentina but were occupied in 1833 by the British who, after an April 1982 invasion by Argentina, regained them in June. The islands were named by British Captain John Strong in 1690 for the fifth Viscount Falkland who financed Strong's expedition. The Spanish name for the islands, Malvinas, is from the French Malouins, inhabitants of St. Malo who attempted to colonize the islands in 1764. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p389 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p182) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Papuars | Papuars the native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Laysan duck | Laysan duck Anas laysanensis, an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands — Wiktionary |
| voe | voe A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord. — Wiktionary |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands A British-owned territory of inhospitable islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean. — Wiktionary |
| Cluster | Cluster a number of similar things collected together or lying contiguous; a group; as, a cluster of islands — Webster Dictionary |
| jersey | Jersey, island of Jersey the largest of the Channel Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| maui island | Maui, Maui Island the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| federal islamic republic of the comoros | Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros a country on the Comoro Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| comoros | Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros a country on the Comoro Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| george town | George Town the capital of the Cayman Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| majorca | Majorca the largest of the Balearic Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| maui | Maui, Maui Island the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| Buru babirusa | Buru babirusa a pig-like animal native to Buru and the Sula Islands in Indonesia. — Wiktionary |
| canary | canary A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Two distinct dependencies of Norway. Official name: Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands. — Wiktionary |
| Galu00E1pagos sea lion | Galu00E1pagos sea lion A species of sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, that breed in the Galu00E1pagos islands. — Wiktionary |
| Papiamentu | Papiamentu A Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curau00E7ao, and Bonaire. — Wiktionary |
| Saintes | Saintes A small French Caribbean island chain in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of Guadeloupe. — Wiktionary |
| Dodecanese | Dodecanese An island chain consisting of twelve main islands including Rhodes, its capital. — Wiktionary |
| Sercquiais | Sercquiais A language spoken on Sark, one of the Channel Islands (ISO 639-2: roa). — Wiktionary |
| Austronesia | Austronesia The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group. — Wiktionary |
| Sumpitan | Sumpitan a kind of blowgun for discharging arrows, -- used by the savages of Borneo and adjacent islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Zante currant | Zante currant a kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from Zante, one of the Ionian Islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Rossel current | Rossel current a portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea — Webster Dictionary |
| Satsuma ware | Satsuma ware a kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands — Webster Dictionary |
| Sea chart | Sea chart a chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated — Webster Dictionary |
| thorshavn | Thorshavn the administrative center of the Faroe Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| polynesia | Polynesia the islands in the eastern part of Oceania — Princeton's WordNet |
| visayan islands | Visayan Islands, Bisayas group of islands in the central Philippines — Princeton's WordNet |
| antigua and barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda a country in the northern Leeward Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| sea-ear | ormer, sea-ear, Haliotis tuberculata an abalone found near the Channel Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| samoan | Samoan a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| davallia canariensis | Canary Island hare's foot fern, Davallia canariensis fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira — Princeton's WordNet |
| bisayas | Visayan Islands, Bisayas group of islands in the central Philippines — Princeton's WordNet |
| ormer | ormer, sea-ear, Haliotis tuberculata an abalone found near the Channel Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| haliotis tuberculata | ormer, sea-ear, Haliotis tuberculata an abalone found near the Channel Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| antilles | Antilles a group of islands in the West Indies — Princeton's WordNet |
| admiralty islands | Admiralty Islands a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago — Princeton's WordNet |
| canary island hare's foot fern | Canary Island hare's foot fern, Davallia canariensis fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira — Princeton's WordNet |
| caribbean | Caribbean region including the Caribbean Islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| male | Male the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands — Princeton's WordNet |
| iwo jima | Iwo Jima the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan — Princeton's WordNet |
| alexander archipelago | Alexander Archipelago a group of islands off southeastern Alaska — Princeton's WordNet |
| melanesia | Melanesia the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania — Princeton's WordNet |
| micronesia | Micronesia the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania — Princeton's WordNet |
