Definition of island

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Island (n.) A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent..

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Canary :: Canary (a.) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds..
Samoan :: Samoan (a.) Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants..
Manilla :: Manilla (a.) Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city..
Vifda :: Vifda (n.) In the Orkney and Shetland Islands, beef and mutton hung and dried, but not salted..
Pahoehoe :: Pahoehoe (n.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a..
Septinsular :: Septinsular (a.) Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of the Ionian Isles..
Marai :: Marai (n.) A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.
Fijian :: Fijian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants.
Calf :: Calf (n.) A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man..
Sapan Wood :: Sapan wood () A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands. It is the original Brazil wood..
Desert :: Desert (a.) Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island..
Tahitian :: Tahitian (a.) Of or pertaining to Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean..
Cocobolas :: Cocobolas (n.) A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles..
Cagit :: Cagit (n.) A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands..
Sheading :: Sheading (v. t.) A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings..
Newfoundland :: Newfoundland (n.) An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity..
Main :: Main (v.) The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland..
Upas :: Upas (n.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas..
Barbadoes :: Barbadoes (n.) A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc..
Ey :: Ey (n.) An island.
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