'Island' definitions:

Definition of 'island'

(from WordNet)
noun
A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
noun
A zone or area resembling an island

Definition of 'Island'

From: GCIDE
  • Island \Is"land\, v. t.
  • 1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. --Southey. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Island'

From: GCIDE
  • Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [imac]gland, ?gland, ?glond; [imac]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [imac]g, ?g, is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) See Isle, n., 2. [1913 Webster]
  • Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'island'

From: Easton
  • Island (Heb. 'i, "dry land," as opposed to water) occurs in its usual signification (Isa. 42:4, 10, 12, 15, comp. Jer. 47:4), but more frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast (Isa. 20:6, R.V.," coastland;" 23:2, 6; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:6, 7). (See CHITTIM.) The shores of the Mediterranean are called the "islands of the sea" (Isa. 11:11), or the "isles of the Gentiles" (Gen. 10:5), and sometimes simply "isles" (Ps. 72:10); Ezek. 26:15, 18; 27:3, 35; Dan. 11:18).

Synonyms of 'island'

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Island, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Island, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
435
Housing Units (2000) :
210
Land area (2000) :
0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km)
FIPS code :
39700
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
37.442444 N, 87.146633 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
42350
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Island -- U.S. County in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Island -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000) :
71558
Housing Units (2000) :
32378
Land area (2000) :
208.433586 sq. miles (539.840486 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
308.953023 sq. miles (800.184622 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
517.386609 sq. miles (1340.025108 sq. km)
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
48.181864 N, 122.587342 W

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