island

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An island.
See also Island, Ísland, and Island'

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[edit] Etymology

Old English īġland. The S was added by confusion with French isle, which is not related but is instead from Latin insula. Cognate with German Aue (water-meadow) and Latin aqua. Compare Dutch eiland, German Eiland, Old Norse eyland and English ey as in Anglesey, Bardsey, Ely.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
island

Plural
islands

island (plural islands)

  1. An area of land totally surrounded by water.
  2. 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. A superstructure on a large ship’s deck

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  • (an entity surrounded by other very different entities): oasis

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to island

Third person singular
islands

Simple past
islanded

Past participle
islanded

Present participle
islanding

to island (third-person singular simple present islands, present participle islanding, simple past and past participle islanded)

  1. To make into an island
  2. To set, dot (as if) with islands
  3. To isolate

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make into an island

set, dot (as if) with islands

isolate:

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