Definitions for ISLAND
ˈaɪ ləndISLAND

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. island(noun)

   a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

2. island(noun)

   a zone or area resembling an island

Wiktionary(4.29 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. island(Noun)

   A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

2. island(Noun)

   An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

   an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment)

3. island(Noun)

   A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck

4. island(Verb)

   To surround with water; make into an island

5. island(Verb)

   To set, dot (as if) with islands

6. island(Verb)

   To isolate

7. Island(ProperNoun)

   Long Island (in New York State)

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Island(noun)

   a tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent

   Etymology: [OE. iland, yland, AS. gland, gland, glond; g, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. g, g, is akin to AS. e water, river, OHG. uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. , Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]

2. Island(noun)

   anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice

   Etymology: [OE. iland, yland, AS. gland, gland, glond; g, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. g, g, is akin to AS. e water, river, OHG. uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. , Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]

3. Island(noun)

   see Isle, n., 2

   Etymology: [OE. iland, yland, AS. gland, gland, glond; g, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. g, g, is akin to AS. e water, river, OHG. uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. , Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]

4. Island(verb)

   to cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle

   Etymology: [OE. iland, yland, AS. gland, gland, glond; g, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. g, g, is akin to AS. e water, river, OHG. uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. , Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]

5. Island(verb)

   to furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep

   Etymology: [OE. iland, yland, AS. gland, gland, glond; g, g, island + land, lond, land. AS. g, g, is akin to AS. e water, river, OHG. uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. , Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.]

Freebase(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Island

   An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is 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, ait, or holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, e.g. the Philippines. An island may be described as such despite the presence of an artificial land bridge, for example Singapore and its causeway, or the various Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde. Some places may even retain "island" in their names for historical reasons after being connected to a larger landmass by a wide land bridge, such as Coney Island. Conversely, when a piece of land is separated from the mainland by a man-made canal, for example the Peloponnese by the Corinth Canal, it is generally not considered an island. There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Island

   ī′land, n. the smaller masses of land surrounded with water: a large floating mass.—v.t. to cause to appear like an island: to dot as with islands.—n. Islander (ī′land-ėr), an inhabitant of an island. [M. E. iland—A.S. ígland—íg, an island, and land, land; Dut. and Ger. eiland, Ice. eyland, Sw. and Dan. öland. A.S. íg is from a root which appears in Angles-ea, Aldern-ey, &c., A.S. eá, L. aqua, water, so that it originally means water-land. The s in island is due to a confusion with isle, from L. insula.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ISLAND

   A place where the bottom of the sea sticks up through the water.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. island

   May be simply described as a tract of land entirely surrounded with water; but the whole continuous land of the Old World forms one island, and the New World another; while canals across the isthmuses of Suez and Panama would make each into two. The term properly only applies to smaller portions of land; and Australia, Madagascar, Borneo, and Britain are among the larger examples. Their materials and form are equally various, and so is their origin; some having evidently been upheaved by volcanic eruption, others are the result of accretion, and still more revealing by their strata that they were formerly attached to a neighbouring land. The sudden emergence of Sabrina, in the Atlantic, has occasioned wonder in our own day. So has that of Graham's Island, near the south coast of Sicily; and the Archipelago is daily at work.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. island

   An area of land.

   There are so many islands throughout the world.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ISLAND' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1550

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ISLAND' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3057

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ISLAND' in Nouns Frequency: #437

How to pronounce ISLAND?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ISLAND in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ISLAND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ISLAND in a Sentence

1. David Boies:

   We are working actively with legislators in Rhode Island and across the country to enact thoughtful and appropriate regulations that allow our fans to continue enjoying the contests they love.

2. Bobi Jo Mews:

   I got a text message that said' 911,' and then immediately following,' Michigan Island.' I knew that they were going kayaking that day. ... I just knew I had to call the police to see if they could go look for them.

3. Derica Peters:

   As we are well aware that the urban heat island is here, and as we’re simultaneously trying to prevent it and mitigate it, we have to be able to respond to it as it does impact the public and our infrastructure.

4. Melati Wijsen:

   We're actually paying each woman for each bag she makes individually, they're resold in stores around the island and 50 percent of the profit goes back into the village, the community.

5. Hamisi Bujeje:

   My business has not been doing very well because of lack of power. I was incurring huge operational costs. I used to travel 29 km (18 miles) to the nearest island of Nansio to access electricity and have some items fixed.

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