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–noun

1.	a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.

2.	something resembling an island, esp. in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others.

3.	a raised platform with a counter or other work surface on top situated in the middle area of a room, esp. a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides.

4.	safety island.

5.	a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station.

6.	a clump of woodland in a prairie.

7.	an isolated hill.

8.	Anatomy. an isolated portion of tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue.

9.	Railroads. a platform or building between sets of tracks.

–verb (used with object)

10.	to make into an island.

11.	to dot with islands.

12.	to place on an island; isolate.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME iland, OE īgland, īland, var. of īegland, equiv. to īeg island (c. ON ey) + land land; sp. with -s- by assoc. with isle

]

—Related forms

is·land·ish, is·land·like, adjective

is·land·less, adjective

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n.

Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as:
1. An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides.
2. A raised curbed area, often used to delineate rows of parking spaces or lanes of traffic.
3. The superstructure of a ship, especially an aircraft carrier.
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 īegland : īg, īeg; see ak^w-ā- 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 *akwā-, "water." *Akwā- became *ahwō- in Germanic by Grimm's Law and other sound changes. To this was built the adjective *ahwjō-, "watery." This then evolved to *awwjō- or *auwi-, which in pre-English became *ēaj-, and finally ēg or īeg 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 īnsula "island," a component of paenīnsula, "almost-island," whence our peninsula.

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O.E. igland "island," from ieg "island" (from P.Gmc. *aujo "thing on the water," from PIE *akwa- "water") + land "land." Spelling modified 15c. by association with similar but unrelated isle. An O.E. cognate was ealand "river-land, watered place, meadow by a river."

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island
noun
1.	a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
2.	a zone or area resembling an island

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island1 [ˈailənd] noun

a piece of land surrounded by water
Example: The island lay a mile off the coast.

Arabic:	جَزيرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	岛
Chinese (Traditional):	島
Czech:	ostrov
Danish:	ø
Dutch:	eiland
Estonian:	saar
Finnish:	saari
French:	île
German:	die Insel
Greek:	νησί
Hungarian:	sziget
Icelandic:	eyja
Indonesian:	pulau
Italian:	isola

Japanese:	島
Korean:	섬
Latvian:	sala
Lithuanian:	sala
Norwegian:	øy
Polish:	wyspa
Portuguese (Brazil):	ilha
Portuguese (Portugal):	ilha
Romanian:	insulă
Russian:	остров
Slovak:	ostrov
Slovenian:	otok
Spanish:	isla
Swedish:	ö
Turkish:	ada

island2 [ˈailənd] noun

(also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on

Arabic:	جَزيرَة سَيْر
Chinese (Simplified):	安全岛
Chinese (Traditional):	安全島
Czech:	refýž
Danish:	trafikø
Dutch:	vluchtheuvel
Estonian:	ohutussaar
Finnish:	liikennesaareke
French:	refuge
German:	die Verkehrsinsel
Greek:	νησίδα
Hungarian:	járdasziget
Icelandic:	umferðareyja
Indonesian:	jalur tengah
Italian:	isola pedonale

Japanese:	安全地帯
Korean:	(가로상의) 안전 지대
Latvian:	drošības saliņa
Lithuanian:	saugumo salelė
Norwegian:	trafikkøy
Polish:	wysepka
Portuguese (Brazil):	ilha
Portuguese (Portugal):	área de peões
Romanian:	refugiu (pentru pietoni)
Russian:	островок безопасности
Slovak:	(nástupný) ostrovček
Slovenian:	prometni otok
Spanish:	isla de peatones
Swedish:	refug
Turkish:	röfüj, orta kaldırım

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

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Island Falls, ME Zip code(s): 04747

Island Heights, NJ (borough, FIPS 34530) Location: 39.94230 N, 74.14958 W
Population (1990): 1470 (695 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08732

Island Lake, IL (village, FIPS 37894) Location: 42.27603 N, 88.20153 W
Population (1990): 4449 (1655 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60042

Island City, KY Zip code(s): 41338

Island Park, NY (village, FIPS 37847) Location: 40.60337 N, 73.65553 W
Population (1990): 4860 (1754 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11558

Island Park, ID (city, FIPS 40600) Location: 44.55689 N, 111.33697 W
Population (1990): 159 (279 housing units)
Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83429

Island Pond, VT (CDP, FIPS 35725) Location: 44.81294 N, 71.88546 W
Population (1990): 1222 (493 housing units)
Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 05846

Island County, WA (county, FIPS 29) Location: 48.15418 N, 122.57588 W
Population (1990): 60195 (25860 housing units)
Area: 540.3 sq km (land), 799.8 sq km (water)

Island View, MN (city, FIPS 31454) Location: 48.60596 N, 93.19069 W
Population (1990): 150 (187 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)

Island City, OR (city, FIPS 36750) Location: 45.33884 N, 118.04606 W
Population (1990): 696 (269 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rock Island County, IL (county, FIPS 161) Location: 41.46895 N, 90.56551 W
Population (1990): 148723 (63327 housing units)
Area: 1105.4 sq km (land), 63.2 sq km (water)

Hutchinson Island South, FL (CDP, FIPS 32993) Location: 27.31873 N, 80.19481 W
Population (1990): 3893 (5700 housing units)
Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 112.8 sq km (water)

Pine Island Ridge, FL (CDP, FIPS 56855) Location: 26.09456 N, 80.27411 W
Population (1990): 5244 (3193 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Forest Island Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 23509) Location: 26.49106 N, 81.86108 W
Population (1990): 5988 (4086 housing units)
Area: 19.2 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)

Shelter Island H, NY Zip code(s): 11965

Shelter Island Heights, NY (CDP, FIPS 66850) Location: 41.07570 N, 72.34277 W
Population (1990): 1042 (1250 housing units)
Area: 13.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

White Island Shores, MA (CDP, FIPS 79390) Location: 41.79382 N, 70.63905 W
Population (1990): 1827 (826 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

Whidbey Island N, WA Zip code(s): 98278

Island, KY (city, FIPS 39700) Location: 37.44274 N, 87.14765 W
Population (1990): 446 (199 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 42350

Merritt Island, FL (CDP, FIPS 44275) Location: 28.31065 N, 80.66458 W
Population (1990): 32886 (14424 housing units)
Area: 45.7 sq km (land), 76.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32952, 32953

Grand Island, NE (city, FIPS 19595) Location: 40.92183 N, 98.36585 W
Population (1990): 39386 (15855 housing units)
Area: 53.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68801, 68803

Mackinac Island, MI (city, FIPS 50280) Location: 45.85599 N, 84.62167 W
Population (1990): 469 (741 housing units)
Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49757

Lummi Island, WA Zip code(s): 98262

Long Island, VA Zip code(s): 24569

Long Island, ME Zip code(s): 04050

Long Island, KS (city, FIPS 42600) Location: 39.94626 N, 99.53290 W
Population (1990): 170 (86 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67647

Knotts Island, NC Zip code(s): 27950

Kettle Island, KY Zip code(s): 40958

Johns Island, SC Zip code(s): 29455

Kelleys Island, OH (village, FIPS 39662) Location: 41.60276 N, 82.70597 W
Population (1990): 172 (587 housing units)
Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43438

Taylors Island, MD Zip code(s): 21669

Marco Island, FL Zip code(s): 33937

Mare Island, CA Zip code(s): 94592

Rock Island, WA (town, FIPS 59180) Location: 47.37183 N, 120.13709 W
Population (1990): 524 (188 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98850

Sapelo Island, GA Zip code(s): 31327

Willow Island, WV Zip code(s): 26134

Shelter Island, NY (CDP, FIPS 66828) Location: 41.05998 N, 72.32022 W
Population (1990): 1193 (871 housing units)
Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11964

Sicily Island, LA (village, FIPS 70245) Location: 31.84970 N, 91.65922 W
Population (1990): 421 (198 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71368

Squirrel Island, ME Zip code(s): 04570

Sullivans Island, SC Zip code(s): 29482

Tybee Island, GA (city, FIPS 78036) Location: 32.01013 N, 80.85666 W
Population (1990): 2842 (2150 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31328

Wadmalaw Island, SC Zip code(s): 29487

Rock Island, IL (city, FIPS 65078) Location: 41.47460 N, 90.58030 W
Population (1990): 40552 (17901 housing units)
Area: 39.2 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61201

Prudence Island, RI Zip code(s): 02872

Pine Island, NY Zip code(s): 10969

Mercer Island, WA (city, FIPS 45005) Location: 47.56927 N, 122.23092 W
Population (1990): 20816 (8321 housing units)
Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 17.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98040

Middle Island, NY (CDP, FIPS 46976) Location: 40.88500 N, 72.94390 W
Population (1990): 7848 (3184 housing units)
Area: 21.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11953

Peaks Island, ME Zip code(s): 04108

Neville Island, PA Zip code(s): 15225

Oak Island, MN Zip code(s): 56741

Oak Island, NC Zip code(s): 28465

Orrs Island, ME Zip code(s): 04066

Pawleys Island, SC Zip code(s): 29585

Pine Island, MN (city, FIPS 51136) Location: 44.20488 N, 92.64958 W
Population (1990): 2125 (795 housing units)
Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55963

Wallops Island, VA Zip code(s): 23337

Block Island, RI Zip code(s): 02807

Big Island, VA Zip code(s): 24526

Edisto Island, SC Zip code(s): 29438

Drummond Island, MI Zip code(s): 49726

Deal Island, MD Zip code(s): 21821

Dauphin Island, AL (town, FIPS 19744) Location: 30.24924 N, 88.17300 W
Population (1990): 824 (1211 housing units)
Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 15.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36528

Cushing Island, ME Zip code(s): 04109

Cliff Island, ME Zip code(s): 04019

Beech Island, SC Zip code(s): 29841

Chebeague Island, ME Zip code(s): 04017

Birch Island, ME Zip code(s): 04011

Cedar Island, NC Zip code(s): 28520

Capitol Island, ME Zip code(s): 04538

Bustins Island, ME Zip code(s): 04013

Bird Island, MN (city, FIPS 6076) Location: 44.76480 N, 94.89403 W
Population (1990): 1326 (552 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55310

Broomes Island, MD Zip code(s): 20615

Blue Island, IL (city, FIPS 6704) Location: 41.65840 N, 87.68142 W
Population (1990): 21203 (8600 housing units)
Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60406

Fishers Island, NY Zip code(s): 06390

Jekyll Island, GA Zip code(s): 31527

Gibson Island, MD Zip code(s): 21056

Harkers Island, NC (CDP, FIPS 29560) Location: 34.69835 N, 76.55871 W
Population (1990): 1759 (1036 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28531

Green Island, NY (village, FIPS 30521) Location: 42.74777 N, 73.69260 W
Population (1990): 2490 (1141 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12183

Harsens Island, MI Zip code(s): 48028

Grand Island, NY Zip code(s): 14072

Grand Island, FL Zip code(s): 32735

Governors Island, NY Zip code(s): 10004

Bailey Island, ME Zip code(s): 04003

Anderson Island, WA Zip code(s): 98303

Amelia Island, FL Zip code(s): 32034

Deer Island, OR Zip code(s): 97054

Fox Island, WA (CDP, FIPS 25370) Location: 47.25180 N, 122.62784 W
Population (1990): 2017 (858 housing units)
Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98333

Forked Island, LA Zip code(s): 70510

Whitemarsh Island, GA (CDP, FIPS 82636) Location: 32.02865 N, 81.01696 W
Population (1990): 2824 (1252 housing units)
Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)

Skidaway Island, GA (CDP, FIPS 71184) Location: 31.93462 N, 81.04719 W
Population (1990): 4495 (2176 housing units)
Area: 42.6 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)

Barnum Island, NY (CDP, FIPS 4550) Location: 40.60451 N, 73.64435 W
Population (1990): 2624 (830 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)

Wilmington Island, GA (CDP, FIPS 83168) Location: 32.00345 N, 80.97387 W
Population (1990): 11230 (4552 housing units)
Area: 21.9 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)

Tiki Island, TX (village, FIPS 72989) Location: 29.29870 N, 94.91418 W
Population (1990): 537 (441 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)

Stock Island, FL (CDP, FIPS 68800) Location: 24.56658 N, 81.73857 W
Population (1990): 3613 (1567 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Sullivan's Island, SC (town, FIPS 70090) Location: 32.76585 N, 79.83585 W
Population (1990): 1623 (887 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)

Treasure Island, FL (city, FIPS 72325) Location: 27.76751 N, 82.76852 W
Population (1990): 7266 (5525 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 9.7 sq km (water)

Bethel Island, CA (CDP, FIPS 6210) Location: 38.03217 N, 121.64680 W
Population (1990): 2115 (1257 housing units)
Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)

Seabrook Island, SC (town, FIPS 64712) Location: 32.58024 N, 80.17551 W
Population (1990): 948 (1692 housing units)
Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)

Jupiter Island, FL (town, FIPS 35925) Location: 27.04272 N, 80.10967 W
Population (1990): 549 (447 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)

Kiawah Island, SC (town, FIPS 38162) Location: 32.61603 N, 80.06201 W
Population (1990): 718 (2043 housing units)
Area: 29.7 sq km (land), 5.2 sq km (water)

Kodiak Island, AK (Borough, FIPS 150) Location: 57.70737 N, 153.78252 W
Population (1990): 13309 (4885 housing units)
Area: 16738.1 sq km (land), 13942.8 sq km (water)

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Island

Ew"er\, n. [OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. ['e]vier a washing place, sink, aigui[`e]re ewer, L. aquarius, adj., water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr. aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG, aha, G. au, aue, meadow. [root]219. Cf. Aquarium, Aquatic, Island.] A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold water for the toilet.

Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. --Shak.

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Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [=i]g or Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [=i]geo[eth]. See Island, and cf. Ait.] A little island in a river or lake. See Ait. [Written also ait, ayt, ey, eyet, and eyght.] --Blackstone.

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