ISLAND

Meaning of ISLAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ aɪlənd ]

( islands)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.

...the Canary Islands.

N-COUNT ; N-IN-NAMES

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
Английский словарь Британика
ISLAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ISLAND — — islandish, islandlike , adj. — islandless , adj. /uy"leuhnd/ , n. 1. a tract of land completely surrounded by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — noun ·see isle, ·noun, 2. 2. island ·noun anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ISLAND — [is.land] n [alter. (influenced by OF isle) of earlier iland, fr. ME, fr. OE igland (akin to ON eyland), fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ISLAND — any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, lakes, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ISLAND — island BrE AmE ˈaɪl ənd ▷ island|ed ɪd əd ▷ island|ing ɪŋ ▷ island|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ISLAND — / ˈaɪlənd; NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. I , I. , Is. ) a piece of land that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ISLAND — is ‧ land S3 W2 /ˈaɪlənd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: igland , from ig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ISLAND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an island chain ▪ the island chain from Asia to Australasia desert island traffic island …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ISLAND — [noun] [C] - a piece of land completely surrounded by watera desert islanda Pacific islandan uninhabited islandThey live on the …
Cambridge English vocab
ISLAND — n. Holy Island Sandalwood Island Alcatraz Island Alexander Island Anticosti Island Baffin Island Banks Island Bathurst Island Block Island Cape …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ISLAND — Synonyms and related words : aerodrome, air base, airdrome, airfield, airport, ait, archipelagian, archipelagic, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, close off, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ISLAND — n. 25B6; noun ISLE, islet; atoll; Brit. holm; ( islands ) archipelago. See list. insular. Largest Islands island country/countries Greenland …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ISLAND — noun 1 BAD : I was on holiday with my parents on the island Capri. GOOD : I was on …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ISLAND — 1. сущ. 1) остров on an island ≈ на острове deserted island ≈ пустынный остров tropical island ≈ тропический остров …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ISLAND — island.ogg 1. ʹaılənd n 1. остров small island - островок to live on an island - жить на острове 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ISLAND — 1) остров 2) электрон. островок; площадка ( напр. контактная ) 3) область; часть; участок 4) витрина или прилавок-витрина островного типа …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ISLAND — 1) остров 2) электрон. островок; площадка (напр. контактная) 3) область; часть; участок 4) витрина или прилавок-витрина островного типа 5) секционировать (энергосистему при аварии) • - bonding …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ISLAND — island сущ.1) остров on an island — на острове deserted island — пустынный остров tropical island — тропический остров uninhabited …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ISLAND — 1. ʹaılənd n 1. остров small island - островок to live on an island - жить на острове 2. зона, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ISLAND — 1. сущ. 1) сокр. - I остров on an island — на острове deserted island — пустынный остров tropical island …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ISLAND — 1. сущ. 1) сокр. - I остров on an island — на острове deserted island — пустынный остров tropical island — тропический остров uninhabited island …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ISLAND — в соч. - island of automation - island of production - manufacturing island - production island
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
ISLAND — 1) остров 2) анат. островок 3) район (генома) • - blood island - GC island - island of Langerhans - island of Reil - pancreatic island
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ISLAND — 1) остров 2) анат. островок 3) район ( генома ) • - blood island - GC island - island of …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ISLAND — 1) остров 2) островок (безопасности) • - channellizing island - heat island - pedestrian island - rotary island - safety island - traffic island
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ISLAND — остров || островной - artificial island - cellular sheet pile island - drilling island - gravel artificial island - gravity island - man-made island - man-made spray …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
ISLAND — 1) остров 2) островок безопасности (на пересечении дорог) - cellular sheetpile island - center island - channelizing island - divisional …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
ISLAND — 1) общ. остров on an island - на острове, uninhabited island - необитаемый остров 2) общ. остров, островок (нечто изолированное, окруженное объектами другого …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
ISLAND — 1. сущ. 1) остров on an island ≈ на острове deserted island ≈ пустынный остров tropical island ≈ тропический остров …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ISLAND — insul (-ano)
English interlingue dictionary
ISLAND — pulo
English-Visayan vocabulary
ÍSLAND — I. geographical name see: Iceland II. geographical name see: Island
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISLAND — or Ísland geographical name see: Iceland
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISLAND — (v. t.) To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.
Английский словарь Webster
ISLAND — (v. t.) To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle.
Английский словарь Webster
ISLAND — (n.) See Isle, n., 2.
Английский словарь Webster
ISLAND — (n.) Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
Английский словарь Webster
ISLAND — (n.) A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
Английский словарь Webster
ISLAND — ( v. t. ) To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — ( v. t. ) To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — ( n. ) See Isle, n., 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — ( n. ) Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — ( n. ) A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLAND — v. make into an island; furnish with islands; seclude, isolate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ISLAND — n. piece of land completely surrounded by water; something which resembles such a piece of land; raised area or a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ISLAND — n. city in Kentucky (USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ÍSLAND — I. geographical name see Iceland II. geographical name see Island
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ISLAND — I. ˈī-lənd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle ) of earlier iland, from Middle English, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ISLAND — or Ísland — see Iceland
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ISLAND — n. Ocean Island Pleasant Island barrier island floating island island hop island universe Norfolk Island pine Rhode Island Red Rhode …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ISLAND — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1661 1 a : to make into or as if into an island b : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ISLAND — n. Pronunciation: ' ī -l ə nd Function: noun Usage: often attrib Etymology: alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle ) of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ISLAND — n. Variant: or ĺ sland Function: geographical name ― see ICELAND
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ISLAND — ■ noun 1》 a piece of land surrounded by water. 2》 a thing that is isolated, detached, or surrounded: the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ISLAND — n. 1 a piece of land surrounded by water. 2 anything compared to an island, esp. in being surrounded in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ISLAND — n. 1 a piece of land surrounded by water. 2 anything compared to an island, esp. in being surrounded in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ISLAND — n.1 a piece of land surrounded by water. 2 anything compared to an island, esp. in being surrounded in some …
Oxford English vocab
ISLAND — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. An ~ is a piece of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ISLAND — n. Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ISLAND — See: SAFETY ISLAND.
Slang English vocab
ISLAND — He drank out of the bottle till he saw the island; the island is the rising bottom of a wine …
Slang English vocab
ISLAND — Classification: County Located in: Washington (WA) Total Population (2000): 71558 Total Housing Units (2000): 32378 Land Area (square meters): 539840486 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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