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Meaning of 'island' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Island [ n.]
- A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
- Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
- See Isle, n., 2.
2 . Island [ v. t.]
- To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle.
- To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep.

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