ISLAND


Meaning of ISLAND in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ outlying , remote

a ferry service to the outlying ~s

▪ coral , tropical , volcanic

▪ desert , deserted , uninhabited

▪ offshore

Puerto Rico and its offshore ~s

… OF ISLANDS

▪ chain , group

a group of tropical ~s

ISLAND + NOUN

▪ chain , group

the ~ chain of the Bahamas

▪ home

They were forced to leave their ~ home and start a new life on the mainland.

▪ paradise

the ~ paradise of Phuket

▪ nation

Fiji is a small South Pacific ~ nation.

PREPOSITION

▪ on an/the ~

He owns a house on the ~.

PHRASES

▪ the … coast, side, tip, etc. of an ~

The best beaches are on the southern tip of the ~.

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