Found 3 items, similar to island.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: island
pulau
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: island
island
n 1: a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by
water
2: a zone or area resembling an island
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Island
Island
\Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [=i]gland, ?gland,
?glond; [=i]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [=i]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.]
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1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a
continent. Cf.
Continent.
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2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island
of ice.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) See
Isle, n., 2.
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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.
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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.
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2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island
the deep. --Southey.
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