| island | | |
| n. (object) | 1. island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| ~ anguilla | a British colony in the West Indies. |
| ~ aran islands | three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay. |
| ~ antigua | the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda. |
| ~ barbuda | an island in Antigua and Barbuda. |
| ~ redonda | an island in Antigua and Barbuda. |
| ~ bermuda, bermudas | a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort. |
| ~ bouvet island | an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle. |
| ~ montserrat | a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies. |
| ~ sao tiago island | largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| ~ falkland islands | a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony. |
| ~ ceylon | an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India. |
| ~ chiloe | the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile. |
| ~ formosa, taiwan | an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea. |
| ~ nationalist china, republic of china, taiwan, china | a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong. |
| ~ guadalupe island | a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California. |
| ~ caribbean island | an island in the Caribbean Sea. |
| ~ netherlands antilles | a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands. |
| ~ aruba | a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles. |
| ~ bonaire | a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles. |
| ~ curacao | a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles. |
| ~ saba | a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano. |
| ~ saint eustatius, st. eustatius | an island in the Netherlands Antilles. |
| ~ saint maarten, saint martin, st. maarten, st. martin | an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands. |
| ~ cuba | the largest island in the West Indies. |
| ~ guadeloupe | an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry. |
| ~ hayti, hispaniola, haiti | an island in the West Indies. |
| ~ porto rico, puerto rico | the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean. |
| ~ culebra | a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches. |
| ~ vieques | a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy. |
| ~ jamaica | an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti. |
| ~ virgin islands | a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain. |
| ~ barbados | easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela. |
| ~ trinidad | an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. |
| ~ tobago | island in West Indies. |
| ~ cyprus | an island in the eastern Mediterranean. |
| ~ seeland, sjaelland, zealand | the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen. |
| ~ dominica | a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians. |
| ~ bioko | an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea. |
| ~ spitsbergen, spitzbergen | islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway. |
| ~ galapagos, galapagos islands | a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life. |
| ~ fiji islands, fijis | a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral. |
| ~ viti levu | a volcanic island in the Fijis. |
| ~ vanua levu | a volcanic island in the Fijis. |
| ~ aegean island | an island in the Aegean Sea. |
| ~ crete, kriti | the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC. |
| ~ ithaki, ithaca | a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king. |
| ~ aegadean islands, aegadean isles, aegates, egadi islands, isole egadi | a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean. |
| ~ lemnos, limnos | a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties. |
| ~ capri | an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery. |
| ~ ischia | a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples. |
| ~ sardegna, sardinia | an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy. |
| ~ sicilia, sicily | the largest island in the Mediterranean. |
| ~ greenland, gronland, kalaallit nunaat | the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark. |
| ~ baffin island | the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay. |
| ~ vancouver island | an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America. |
| ~ newfoundland | an island in the north Atlantic. |
| ~ cape breton island | an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia. |
| ~ tasmania | an island off the southeastern coast of Australia. |
| ~ norfolk island | an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony. |
| ~ saipan | the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States. |
| ~ gu, guam | the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898. |
| ~ wake island, wake | an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii. |
| ~ nauru island, pleasant island, nauru | a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands. |
| ~ borneo, kalimantan | 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago. |
| ~ bougainville | the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea. |
| ~ guadalcanal | a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ new britain | the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea. |
| ~ new caledonia | an island to the to the east of Australia and to the north of New Zealand. |
| ~ new guinea | a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea. |
| ~ new ireland | an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea. |
| ~ bahrain, bahrain island, bahrein, bahrein island | an island in the Persian Gulf. |
| ~ british isles | Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic. |
| ~ great britain, gb | an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales. |
| ~ emerald isle, hibernia, ireland | an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
| ~ channel island | any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France. |
| ~ isle of man, man | one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea. |
| ~ isle of skye | an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery. |
| ~ islay | an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides. |
| ~ mull | an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides. |
| ~ staffa | an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave. |
| ~ anglesea, anglesea island, anglesey, anglesey island, mona | an island to the northwest of Wales. |
| ~ java | an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions. |
| ~ bali | an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts. |
| ~ timor | an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands. |
| ~ sumatra | a mountainous island in western Indonesia. |
| ~ celebes, sulawesi | a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia. |
| ~ moluccas, spice islands | a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands. |
| ~ ezo, hokkaido, yezo | the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu. |
| ~ hondo, honshu | the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland. |
| ~ kyushu | the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields. |
| ~ shikoku | the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous. |
| ~ okinawa | the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands. |
| ~ iwo jima | the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan. |
| ~ ile-st-louis | island in Paris on the Seine. |
| ~ corse, corsica | an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France. |
| ~ martinique | an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France. |
| ~ faeroe islands, faeroes, faroe islands, faroes | a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands. |
| ~ iceland | a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle. |
| ~ madagascar | an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world. |
| ~ maldive islands, maldives | a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean. |
| ~ malta | a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| ~ mauritius | an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean. |
| ~ new zealand islands, new zealand | North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific. |
| ~ north island | the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait. |
| ~ south island | the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait. |
| ~ cebu | one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor. |
| ~ luzon | the main island of the Philippines. |
| ~ mindanao | the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic. |
| ~ mindoro | a mountainous island in the central Philippines. |
| ~ bisayas, visayan islands | group of islands in the central Philippines. |
| ~ acores, azores | islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal.; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes" |
| ~ madeira | an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands. |
| ~ saint kitts, st. kitts, saint christopher, st. christopher | the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis. |
| ~ nevis | one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis. |
| ~ sombrero | one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis. |
| ~ saint lucia, st. lucia | a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique. |
| ~ saint vincent, st. vincent | an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. |
| ~ tahiti | an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin. |
| ~ samoan islands, samoa | a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop. |
| ~ principe | an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe. |
| ~ seychelles islands, seychelles | a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar. |
| ~ singapore island, singapore | an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula. |
| ~ nova zembla, novaya zemlya | two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads. |
| ~ majorca | the largest of the Balearic Islands. |
| ~ canaries, canary islands | a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces. |
| ~ tenerife | a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands. |
| ~ zanzibar | an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania. |
| ~ admiralty island | an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau. |
| ~ catalina island, santa catalina | an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California. |
| ~ hawaii island, hawaii | the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks. |
| ~ kahoolawe, kahoolawe island | an island of south-central Hawaii. |
| ~ kauai, kauai island | an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu. |
| ~ lanai, lanai island | an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area. |
| ~ maui, maui island | the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands. |
| ~ molokai, molokai island | an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu). |
| ~ nihau, nihau island | the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai). |
| ~ oahu, oahu island | an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state. |
| ~ martha's vineyard | an island summer resort off of Cape Cod. |
| ~ nantucket | an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry. |
| ~ bedloe's island, liberty island | an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands.; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956" |
| ~ manhattan island | an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located. |
| ~ ellis island | an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States.; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island" |
| ~ long island | an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end. |
| ~ galveston island | an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay. |
| ~ krakatao, krakatau, krakatoa | a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history. |
| ~ new siberian islands | a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea. |
| ~ archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water. |
| ~ barrier island | a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore. |
| ~ isle, islet | a small island. |
| ~ kodiak, kodiak island | an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784. |
| ~ dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| ~ south sea islands | any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. island | a zone or area resembling an island. |
| ~ kitchen island | an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides. |
| ~ safety island, safety isle, safety zone, traffic island | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians. |
| ~ zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features. |
| isle | | |
| n. (object) | 1. isle, islet | a small island. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| ~ perejil | a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain. |
| ~ isle of wight, wight | an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel. |
| polo | | |
| n. (person) | 1. marco polo, polo | Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324). |
| ~ traveler, traveller | a person who changes location. |
| n. (act) | 2. polo | a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball. |
| ~ field game | an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions. |
| ~ stick | a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball. |
| ~ chukka, chukker | (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided. |
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