Definition of Islands

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island
v. make into an island; furnish with islands; seclude, isolate
n. piece of land completely surrounded by water; something which resembles such a piece of land; raised area or a platform set aside for some specific purpose; (Medicine) cluster of cells, piece of tissue separated from others

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Islands Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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island
Noun
1. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hyponym) Anguilla
(member-holonym) archipelago
2. a zone or area resembling an island
(hypernym) zone
(hyponym) traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone

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Islands Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

The Scotch Whisky by SDA v.4.20
Islands
* Sub-region in Scotland (part of the Highland region, theoretically), produces smoky, elegant and spiciness malt whiskies.
* Includes the west islands of Jura, Mull, Arran and Skye, and Orkney islands in the North Sea.
* Some distilleries located in the Islands:
Highland Park Distillery and Scapa Distillery (Orkney), Isle of Arran Distillery (a.k.a. Lochranza) (Arran), Isle of Jura Distillery (Jura), Talisker Distillery (Skye), Tobermory Distillery (a.k.a. Ledaig) (Mull).
* Other Regions: Highland, Lowland, Islay and Campbeltown.
Other sub-region: Speyside


Islands Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Island
An island (IPA: //) or isle (IPA: //) is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water, above high tide, and isolated from other significant landmasses. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets. A key or cay is another name for a small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, IPA . There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands. A grouping of geographically and/or geologically related islands is called an archipelago.

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