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island

is·land

UK/ˈaɪlənd/ US/aj.læɳɖ/ common uk

noun

1.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

2.

a zone or area resembling an island

Origin

From earlier iland, from Middle English iland, yland, ylond, from Old English īeġland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą (from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“island, waterland, meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂) + *landą (“land”), equivalent to ey + land.

Phrases

  • ABC island
  • ABC Islands
  • Absecon Island
  • Adams Island
  • Admiralty Islands
  • Aegadean Islands
  • Aegadian Islands
  • Aegean Islands
  • braid bar
  • the Files

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