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Definition island

Etymology

From earlier iland, from Middle English iland, yland, ylond, from Old English ??land, ?e?land, ?aland (“island”), from Proto-Germanic *awj?land? (from Proto-Germanic *awj? (“island, waterland, meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ek?eh?) + *land? (“land”), equivalent to ea +‎ land. Cognate with Scots island, iland, yland (“island”), West Frisian eilân (“island”), Saterland Frisian Ailound (“island”), Dutch eiland (“island”), Low German Eiland (“island”), German Eiland (“island”), Danish ø (“island”), Norwegian øy (“island”), Icelandic eyland (“island”). The insertion of s—a 16th century spelling modification—is due to a change in spelling to the unrelated term isle, which previously lacked s (cf. Middle English ile, yle). The re-addition was mistakingly carried over to include iland as well. Related also to German Aue (“water-meadow”), Latin aqua (“water”). More at ea.

Noun

island (plural islands)

  1. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
  2. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
  3. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
  4. A traffic island.
  5. (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
  6. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

Verb

island (third-person singular simple present islands, present participle islanding, simple past and past participle islanded)

  1. (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.
  2. (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.
  3. (transitive) To isolate.

Results 366 Words with the letters ISLAND

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AIDS 5
AILS 5
AINS 5
ANDS 6
ANIL 6
ANIS 5
DAIS 5
DALS 6
DIAL 6
DINS 6
LADS 6
LAID 6
LAIN 6
LAND 7
LIDS 6
LINS 6
NAIL 6
NILS 6
SADI 5
SAID 5
SAIL 5
SAIN 5
SAND 6
SIAL 5
SILD 6
SLID 6
3 letter words with the letters ISLAND 
ADS 4
AID 4
AIL 4
AIN 4
AIS 3
ALS 4
AND 5
ANI 4
DAL 5
DIN 5
DIS 4
IDS 4
INS 4
LAD 5
LAS 4
LID 5
LIN 5
LIS 4
NIL 5
SAD 4
SAL 4
SIN 4
2 letter words with the letters ISLAND 
AD 3
AI 2
AL 3
AN 3
AS 2
DA 3
DI 3
ID 3
IN 3
IS 2
LA 3
LI 3
NA 3
SI 2

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