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islands

[ahy-luhnd] Origin

is·land

[ahy-luhnd]
noun
1.
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
2.
something resembling an island, especially 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, especially a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides.
5.
a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station.
EXPAND
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.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
10.
to make into an island.
11.
to dot with islands.
12.
to place on an island; isolate.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English iland, Old English īgland, īland, variant of īegland, equivalent to īeg island (cognate with Old Norse ey) + land land; spelling with -s- by association with isle

is·land·ish, is·land·like, adjective
is·land·less, adjective
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Islands (ˈaɪləndz)
 
pl n
(NZ) the Islands the islands of the South Pacific

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island
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 is·land (ī'lənd)
n.
An isolated tissue or group of cells that is separated from the surrounding tissues by a groove or is marked by a difference in structure or function.

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island   (ī'lənd)  Pronunciation Key 
A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.
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