Island

  • 31Island — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Island », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Island est le mot anglais équivalent au… …

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  • 32Island No. 10 — Karte der Insel Nr. 10 von 1895 …

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  • 33island — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outlying, remote ▪ a ferry service to the outlying islands ▪ coral, tropical, volcanic ▪ desert …

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  • 34island */*/*/ — UK [ˈaɪlənd] / US noun [countable] Word forms island : singular island plural islands a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water The hotel is the best on the island. islands off the west coast of Canada a) Island used in the name of… …

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  • 35Island F — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Island F Gewässer Norris Lake Geographische Lage …

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  • 36Island — This is an English medieval surname. Recorded in several spellings all quite rare and including Eslan, Eslin, Eslon, Esland, Island, and Izeland, it may be of Norse Viking pre 7th century origins from the word eslon meaning an island, and hence… …

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  • 37island — [OE] Despite their similarity, island has no etymological connection with isle (their resemblance is due to a 16th century change in the spelling of island under the influence of its semantic neighbour isle). Island comes ultimately from a… …

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  • 38island — is·land (ī’lənd) n. 1) Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water. 2) Something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or surrounded, as: a) An unattached kitchen counter… …

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  • 39island — [OE] Despite their similarity, island has no etymological connection with isle (their resemblance is due to a 16th century change in the spelling of island under the influence of its semantic neighbour isle). Island comes ultimately from a… …

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  • 40island — n. 1) a deserted, uninhabited; tropical island 2) a safety (AE), traffic island 3) on an island * * * [ aɪlənd] traffic island uninhabited: tropical island a deserted on an island a safety (AE) …

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