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Etymology
OE. Ä«Ä¡land. The S was added by confusion with French isle, which is not related but is instead from Latin insula. Cognate with German Aue, "water-meadow", and Latin aqua. Compare German Eiland, Old Norse eyland, and English ey as in Anglesey, Bardsey, Ely.

Noun
en-noun

1. An area of land totally surrounded by water.
2. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

#: an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment)

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|an entity surrounded by other very different entities oasis

Derived terms
islander
desert island
tidal island

Related terms
insular
isle
islet

Translations
trans-top|area of land surrounded by water
Albanian: t-|sq|ishull|m|xsAlbanian, t-|sq|ujdhesë|f|xsAlbanian
Crimean Tatar: ada#Crimean Tatar|ada
Czech: t+|cs|ostrov|m
Croatian: t-|hr|otok|m
Danish: ø c, (of sand) holm c, (of rock) skær c
Faroese: oyggj f, (small island, or river-island) hólmur m
Finnish: t+|fi|saari
French: t+|fr|île|f
German: t+|de|Insel|f
Greek: t+|el|νη�ί|n|sc=Grek (nisí)
Hebrew: he-translation|��|i|wv=�ִ� m
Hungarian: t+|hu|sziget
Italian: t+|it|isola|f, t-|it|isole|p
Japanese: 島 (��, shimá)
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Latin: t+|la|insula|f, t+|la|insulae|p
Latvian: t-|lv|sala|f|xs=Latvian
Lower Sorbian: kupa f
Norwegian: t+|no|øy|m|f
Old English: ieg|īeġ f
Polish: t+|pl|wyspa|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|ilha|f, t+|pt|ilhas|p
Russian: t+|ru|о���ов|m|tróstrov|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|otok|m
Spanish: t+|es|isla|f, t+|es|islas|p
Swedish: t+|sv|ö|c, t+|sv|holme|c, t+|sv|kobbe|c, t+|sv|skär|n
Upper Sorbian: kupa f
Vietnamese: t+|vi|�ảo|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|ynys|f|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself
Albanian: t-|sq|ishull|m|xs=Albanian
Czech: t+|cs|ostrov|m
Danish: t+|da|ø|c
Faroese: t-|fo|oyggj|f|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t-|fi|saareke
French: t+|fr|île|f
Hebrew: he-translation|��|i|wv=�ִ� m
Hungarian: t+|hu|sziget
trans-mid
Japanese: 島 (��, shimá)
Latvian: t-|lv|sala|f|xs=Latvian
Norwegian: t+|no|øy|m|f
Polish: t+|pl|wyspa|f
Russian: t+|ru|о���ов|m|tróstrov|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|otok|m
Swedish: t+|sv|ö|c
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ttbc|Slovak: ostrov m
ttbc|Tagalog: pulo
ttbc|Telugu: ద�వి (dIvi), ద�వ�ప� (dveepaM)
ttbc|Turkish: ada
ttbc|Volapük: nisul
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See also
archipelago
atoll
cay
continent
key
Island - Iceland in other languages

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