Meaning of island | Babel Free

Definitions

1. island (area of land surrounded by water)
2. Long Island (in New York State).
   New-York-City
3. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
4. block (group of urban lots of property)
5. To make into or as if into an island; insulate: a secluded mansion, islanded by shrubbery and fences.
6. Long Beach Island.
   New-Jersey
7. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
   broadly
8. A piece of land completely surrounded by a river, lake, sea, or ocean.
9. Vancouver Island.
   British-Columbia
10. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
11. eiland bewoner ساكِن جَزيرَه островитянин ilhéu ostrovan, -ka der/die Inselbewohner(in) øbo νησιώτηςisleño saarlane ساکن جزیره saaristolainen insulaire תוֹשָב אִי द्वीपवासी otočanin szigetlakó penduduk pulau eyjaskeggi isolano 島民 섬사람 salos gyventojas salinieks penduduk pulau eilandbewonerøyboer wyspiarz د جزيرى اوسيدونكى ilhéu insular островитянин ostrovan, -ka otočan ostrvljanin öbo ชาวเกาะ adalı, ada halkı 島民 остров'янин کسی جزیرے کا باشندہ người ở đảo 岛民
12. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
13. Synonym of Prince Edward Island.
    Canada, colloquial
14. isla, nombre dado a un grupo celular o a un tejido aislado.
15. A traffic island.
16. Epstein Island.
    Internet
17. Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
18. A roundabout; a traffic circle.
    West-Midlands, broadly
19. HM Prison Parkhurst, a prison on the Isle of Wight.
    UK, colloquial
20. Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as:a. An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides.
21. A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
22. Anatomy A cluster of cells differing in structure or function from the cells constituting the surrounding tissue.
    Anatomy
23. Ellipsis of kitchen island.
    abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis
24. (Physical Geography) a mass of land that is surrounded by water and is smaller than a continent
25. An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
26. (Civil Engineering) See traffic island
27. A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
28. (Anatomy) anatomy a part, structure, or group of cells distinct in constitution from its immediate surroundings.
    anatomy

Equivalents

Examples

“No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]”

“It's only an island if you look⟳ at it from the water…”

“Sumatra is the second largest island in the East Indies and the fourth largest in the world covering 182,859 square miles.”

“Despite its name⟳, Barry Island is actually a peninsula”

“The quiet library was an island of tranquility in the noisy, bustling city.”

“an island of colors on a butterfly's wing”

“He was on the ball in a flash⟳, swerving to the left of City’s goalkeeper, Ederson, before shaping his body for a tricky angled finish⟳. He was an island of composure, floating in his 39th goal of the season with a delicate chip into the corner.”

“King Leopold, speaking in fluent English during his six minute broadcast⟳, said Belgium stood side by side with Holland "an Island of peace in the interests of all"”

“the island in the middle of a roundabout”

“Dunton island, near Birmingham, is one of the most confusingly labelled islands in the U.K.”

“In Coventry, you will often hear⟳ people say⟳: “Turn⟳ right at the island”.”

“A short, rather studious young woman on noticing him moved from behind an island counter.”

“Adverbial subordinate clauses are islands for extraction: "They have⟳ a billion dollars of inventory that they don't know⟳ where *(it) is".”

“Candy came from out on the Island / In the backroom, she was everybody's darling”

“A grizzly was photographed at Rugged Point⟳ near Kyuquot on the northwest coast of the Island in May, close⟳ to the time bears emerge⟳ from their dens, suggesting it had successfully hibernated on the Island.”

“And so, my lovely girlfriend Kari and I headed to the Island for a weekend of wines and dines.”

“Angus felt "fantastic" to have⟳ made it around the Island and beaten the record⟳.”

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