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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