Island (Noun)
Meaning 1
A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- Hawaii is the largest island in the state of Hawaii and the 11th largest island in the world by land area.
- Greenland is an autonomous island country within the Kingdom of Denmark, having about half the country's total land mass.
- Great Britain is the island where England, Scotland, and Wales are located, not to be confused with the larger area that is Great Britain.
- His goal was to build an airplane to be used in trans-island hopping with passenger capability between different parts of a Hawaiian island.
- With numerous inlets, Iceland's second-largest island after Heimaey features abundant land which often sticks straight into the cold icy North Sea water
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Meaning 2
A zone or area resembling an island.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.