islandnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaɪ.lənd/us/ˈaɪ.lənd/A2 a piece of land completely surrounded by water:
a desert island
a Pacific island
They live on the large Japanese island of Hokkaido.
an island of peace, calm, sanity, etc.
a particular place that is peaceful, calm, etc., when other surrounding places are the opposite
UK → traffic island
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- These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and small animals.
- We stayed on one of the lesser-known Greek islands.
- I dream of living on a tropical island.
- The west of the island is famous for the irregularity of its coastline.
- He lives on an island off the coast of Scotland, but travels to the mainland once a month.
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Geography: small & large land masses
- archipelago
- atoll
- continent
- coral reef
- desert island
- isle
- landform
- landlocked
- landmass
- Pangaea
- subcontinent
- the mainland
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