island
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
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- (countable) An island is a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water.
- The fisherman lived alone on a small island in James Bay.
- (countable) An island of an object, person, or place, is one surrounded by things very different from itself.
- An island of peace and silence in a noisy city.