26984 words

island

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
a piece of land completely surrounded by water:

Examples:

a desert island
a Pacific island
They live on the large Japanese island of Hokkaido.
2
a particular place that is peaceful, calm, etc., when other surrounding places are the opposite
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a piece of land completely surrounded by water:

Examples:

Manhattan is an island.

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