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▸ noun: (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.
▸ noun: An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
▸ noun: A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
▸ noun: A traffic island.
▸ noun: (by extension, West Midlands) A roundabout; a traffic circle.
▸ noun: A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
▸ noun: (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
▸ noun: (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.
▸ verb: (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.
▸ verb: (transitive) To isolate.
▸ noun: (New York City) Long Island (in New York State)
▸ noun: (British Columbia) Vancouver Island
▸ noun: (Internet slang) Epstein Island
▸ noun: (UK, colloquial) HM Prison Parkhurst, a prison on the Isle of Wight
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tropical island,
continental island,
coral island,
volcanic island,
barrier island,
artificial island,
desert island,
ice island,
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