island

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An island.

[edit] English

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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.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ænd

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] Derived terms

• islander
• island universe
• desert island
• safety island
• security island
• tidal island

[edit] Related terms

• insular
• isle
• islet

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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
   • A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad, XXVII, lines 1-2

     High the vanes of Shrewsbury gleam

     Islanded in Severn stream.

[edit] Synonyms

• isle

[edit] Translations

make into an island

set, dot (as if) with islands

isolate:

• Dutch: afsluiten nl(nl), afzonderen nl(nl), isoleren nl(nl)

[edit] See also

• archipelago
• atoll
• cay, key
• continent
• Island - Iceland in other languages
• peninsula