English Dictionary: Island | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for Island | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [c6]gland, [?]gland, [?]glond; [c6]g, [?]g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [c6]g, [?]g, is akin to AS. e[a0] water, river, OHG. [?]uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. [94], Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. {Ait}, {Eyot}, {Ewer}, {Aquatic}.] 1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. {Continent}. 2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. 3. (Zo[94]l.) See {Isle}, n., 2. {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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. --Southey. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Island, KY (city, FIPS 39700) Location: 37.44274 N, 87.14765 W Population (1990): 446 (199 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42350 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [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). |