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is·land  (lnd)
n.
1. Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
2. Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as:
a. An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides.
b. A raised curbed area, often used to delineate rows of parking spaces or lanes of traffic.
c. The superstructure of a ship, especially an aircraft carrier.
3. Anatomy A cluster of cells differing in structure or function from the cells constituting the surrounding tissue.
tr.v. is·land·ed, is·land·ing, is·lands
To make into or as if into an island; insulate: a secluded mansion, islanded by shrubbery and fences.

[Alteration (influenced by isle) of Middle English ilond, from Old English egland : g, eg; see akw-- in Indo-European roots + land, land; see lendh- in Indo-European roots.]
Word History: It may seem hard to believe, but Latin aqua, "water," is related to island, which originally meant "watery land." Aqua comes almost unchanged from Indo-European *akw-, "water." *Akw- became *ahw- in Germanic by Grimm's Law and other sound changes. To this was built the adjective *ahwj-, "watery." This then evolved to *awwj- or *auwi-, which in pre-English became *aj-, and finally g or eg in Old English. Island, spelled iland, first appears in Old English in King Alfred's translation of Boethius about a.d. 888; the spellings igland and ealond appear in contemporary documents. The s in island is due to a mistaken etymology, confusing the etymologically correct English iland with French isle. Isle comes ultimately from Latin nsula "island," a component of paennsula, "almost-island," whence our peninsula.

island
Noun
1. a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
2. something isolated, detached, or surrounded
3. See traffic island Related adjective insular [Old English īgland]

island  (lnd)
A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.islandisland - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Caribbean Island - an island in the Caribbean Sea
Aegean island - an island in the Aegean Sea
archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
barrier island - a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
South Sea Islands - any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean
2.island - a zone or area resembling an island
kitchen island - an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides
safety island, safety isle, safety zone, traffic island - a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
zone - a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

island
noun isle, inch Scot., Irish atoll, holm (dialect) islet, ait or eyot (dialect) cay or key >> adjective insular
Translations

island [ˈaɪlənd] nisla;
(also: traffic island) → isleta
island [ˈaɪlənd] nîle f;
(also: traffic island) → refuge m (pour piétons)
island [ˈaɪlənd] nInsel f;
(also: traffic island) → Verkehrsinsel f
island [ˈaɪlənd] nisola;
(also: traffic island) → salvagente m

island
n island [ˈailənd]
1 a piece of land surrounded by water The island lay a mile off the coast.eilandجَزيرَهостровostrovødie Inselνησίislasaarجزیرهsaariîleאִיद्वीपotokszigetpulaueyjaisolasalasalapulaueilandøywyspailhainsulăостровostrovotokostrvoöเกาะadaострівجزیرہhòn đảo
2 (also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on. eilandجَزيرَة سَيْرостров (че) за пешеходциrefýžtrafikødie Verkehrsinselνησίδαisla de peatonesohutussaarسکوی ایمنیliikennesaarekerefugeאִי תְנוּעָהotok za pješakejárdaszigetjalur tengahumferðareyjaisola pedonale安全地帯(가로상의) 안전 지대saugumo salelėdrošības saliņapulau pembahagi lalu lintasvluchtheuveltrafikkøywysepkaárea de peõesrefugiu (pentru pietoni)островок безопасности(nástupný) ostrovčekprometni otokpešačko ostrvorefugเกาะกลางถนนröfüj, orta kaldırım安全島острівець безпекиٹریفک کے بیچ پیدل چلنے والوں کے کھڑے ہونے کی جگہchỗ đứng tránh của người đi bộ
n ˈislander
eiland bewonerساكِن جَزيرَهостровитянинostrovan, -kaøboder/die Inselbewohner(in)νησιώτηςisleñosaarlaneساکن جزیرهsaarelaineninsulaireתוֹשָב אִיद्वीपवासीotočaninszigetlakópenduduk pulaueyjaskeggiisolano島民섬 사람salos gyventojassaliniekspenduduk pulaueilandbewonerøyboerwyspiarzilhéuinsularостровитянинostrovan, -kaotočanostrvljaninöboชาวเกาะadalı, ada halkı島民остров'янинکسی جزیرے کا باشندہngười ở đảo

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