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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.

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[Alteration (influenced by isle) of Middle English ilond, from Old English egland : g, eg; see ak^w-- 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.

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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]

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island  (lnd)

A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	island - 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

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island

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

Translations

island [ˈaɪlənd] n → isla;

(also: traffic island) → isleta

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island [ˈaɪlənd] n → île f;

(also: traffic island) → refuge m (pour piétons)

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island [ˈaɪlənd] n → Insel f;

(also: traffic island) → Verkehrsinsel f

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island [ˈaɪlənd] n → isola;

(also: traffic island) → salvagente m