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Definition: Island |
IslandNoun1. A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. 2. A zone or area resembling an island. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "island" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | A place where the bottom of the sea sticks up through the water. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Bible | 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). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are on an island in a clear stream, signifies pleasant journeys and fortunate enterprises. To a woman, this omens a happy marriage. A barren island, indicates forfeiture of happiness and money through intemperance. To see an island, denotes comfort and easy circumstances after much striving and worrying to meet honorable obligations. To see people on an island, denotes a struggle to raise yourself higher in prominent circles. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Electrical Engineering | A region of semiconductor material in a chip of a particular conductivity type, separated from other region(s)of the opposite conductivity type by a suitable isolation technique. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | The solid curves of Figure 2 show the two menisci of the -- when it is in thermodynamic equilibrium with its surroundings. Source: European Union. (references) |
Science | An area of land, smaller than a continent, completley surrounded by water. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | ISLAND. He drank out of the bottle till he saw the island; the island is the rising bottom of a wine bottle, which appears like an island in the centre, before the bottle is quite empty. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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simple:Island zh-cn:岛
A small islandAn island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands — say, islands smaller than necessary for most useful purposes — are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of island.
List of islands provides a listing of the larger islands of the earth.
There are three general types of islands: continental, river, and volcanic.
Continental islands
Continental islands are islands that are connected by the continental shelf to a continent. Examples include Greenland and Sable Island off North America, Barbados and Trinidad off South America, Sicily off Europe, Sumatra and Java off Asia, and Tasmania off Australia.
A special type of continental island is the microcontinental island, which results when a continent is rifted. The best example is Madagascar off Africa. The Kerguelen Islands and some of the Seychelles are also examples.
Another subtype is the barrier island: accumulations of sand on the continental shelf.
River islands
River islands occur in river deltas and in large rivers. They are caused by deposition of sediment at points in the flow where the current loses some of its carrying capacity. In essence, they are river bars, isolated in the stream, that have developed vegetation.
Volcanic islands
Volcanic islands are built by volcanoes. Mid-ocean examples are not geologically part of any continent. One type of volcanic island is found in a volcanic island arc. These islands arise from volcanoes where the subduction of one plate under another is occurring. Examples include the Marianas Islands, the Aleutian Islands, and most of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. Only some of the Lesser Antilles and the South Sandwich Islands are the only Atlantic examples.
Another type of volcanic island occurs where a mid-ocean rift reaches the surface. There are two examples: Iceland, which is the world's largest volcanic island, and Jan Mayen.
The last type of volcanic island are those formed over hot spots. The hot spot is stationary relative to the plate above it, so it leaves a chain of islands as the plate slowly drifts. Over long periods of time, this type of island is eventually eroded down and "drowned" by isostatic adjustment, becoming a seamount. Plate movement across a hot-spot produces a line of islands. An example is the Hawaiian Islands, from Hawaii to Kure, which extends benearth the sea surface northward as the Emperor Seamounts. Another similarly oriented chain is the Tuamotu Archipelago; its bend becomes the Line Islands. The southernmost chain is the Austral Islands, with its northern branch as most of the atolls in the nation of Tuvalu. Tristan da Cunha is an example from the Atlantic Ocean.
- See also: atoll; reef; volcanic island; archipelago; Geography.
Island is also a novel by Aldous Huxley
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Island Single Malts are Scotch whiskies produced on the islands west of the Scottish mainland, excluding Islay.
- Arran Single Malt
- Isle of Jura Single Malt
- Talisker Single Malt
- Tobermory Single Malt
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Island is a city located in McLean County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 435.Geography
Island is located at 37°26'33" North, 87°8'48" West (37.442444, -87.146633)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 435 people, 182 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density is 479.9/km² (1,237.8/mi²). There are 210 housing units at an average density of 231.7/km² (597.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.31% White, 0.00% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 182 households out of which 34.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% are non-families. 29.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 2.98. In the city the population is spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $23,750, and the median income for a family is $31,875. Males have a median income of $33,333 versus $15,313 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,284. 12.5% of the population and 9.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.0% are under the age of 18 and 21.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Island, Kentucky."
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This is a list of islands in the world grouped by oceans, and continents.
List of islands by continent
- List of islands of Africa
- List of islands of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
- List of islands of Australia
- List of islands of Asia
- List of islands of Europe
- List of islands of North America
- List of islands of South America
List of islands by ocean or sea
- List of islands in the Arctic Ocean
- List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
- List of islands in the Baltic Sea
- List of islands in the Caribbean
- List of islands in the Mediterranean Sea
- List of islands in the Pacific Ocean
- List of islands in the Indian Ocean
List of islands of Asia
- List of islands of the People's Republic of China
- List of islands of India
- List of islands of Indonesia, Islands of Indonesia
- List of islands of Japan
- List of islands of Malaysia
- List of islands of the Philippines
- List of islands of Russia
- List of islands of Singapore
- List of islands of Sri Lanka
- List of islands of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- List of islands of Thailand
- Disputed islands
- South China Sea Islands
- Paracel Islands
- Duncan Island
- Woody Island
- Spratly Islands
- Senkaku Islands
List of islands of Europe
- List of islands of Albania
- List of islands of Cyprus
- List of islands of Denmark
- List of islands of Estonia
- List of islands of Finland
- List of islands of France
- List of islands of Germany
- List of islands of Greece
- List of islands of Iceland
- List of islands of Ireland
- List of islands of Italy
- List of islands of Malta
- List of islands of the Netherlands
- List of islands of Norway
- List of islands of Poland
- List of islands of Portugal
- List of islands of Spain
- List of islands of Sweden
- List of islands of Switzerland
- List of islands of the United Kingdom
List of islands of North America
- List of islands of Belize
- List of islands of Canada
- List of islands of Honduras
- List of islands of Mexico
- List of islands of Panama
- List of islands of the United States
See also
- List of islands by size
- Artificial island
- Phantom island
- List of islands with no human habitants
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Roanoke Island is an island in the Outer Banks, near Manteo, North Carolina. About 12 miles long and 3 miles wide, the island lies between the mainland and the barrier island, with Albemarle Sound on its north, Roanoke Sound on its east, Pamplico Sound on its south, and Croatan Sound on its west.In 1586 the island was the site of the first English colony in the New World, Roanoke, but the colony disappeared. During the American Civil War the island was occupied by Union forces, and they established a colony there for freed slaves. After the Battle of Roanoke Island, the three Confederate forts on the island were renamed for the Union generals who had commanded the winning forces: Fort Huger became Fort Reno; Fort Blanchard became Fort Parke; and Fort Bartow became Fort Foster. The freedmen's colony is now a major tourist attraction, as is the North Carolina Aquarium on the island.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
ISLAND | English | Integrated Services Local Area Network Development | Public Administration, Computing |
| IS | Danish | Island | Geography |
| IS | German | Republik Island | Geography |
| IS | Swedish | Republiken Island | N/A |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disjunction | Noun: disjunction, disconnection, disunity, disunion, disassociation, disengagement; discontinuity; abjunction; cataclasm; inconnection; abstraction, abstractedness; isolation; insularity, insulation; oasis; island; separateness; Adjective: severalty; disjecta membra; dispersion; apportionment. |
Island | Noun: island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker; archipelago; islander. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Oh! Gilligan's Island, Mr. Howell (American Pie 2; writing credit: Adam Herz; David H. Steinberg) There was no beer on the island, man. If they had beer they would have had, like, big-ass orgies (The Blair Witch Project; writing credit: Daniel Myrick; Eduardo Sánchez) Taking dinosaurs off this island is the worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp) Long Island Ice Tea, please (The Opposite of Sex; writing credit: Don Roos.) I understand you may have had sexual relations with my daughter before, but under our roof, it's my way or the Long Island Expressway (Meet the Parents; writing credit: Greg Glienna; Mary Ruth Clarke) | |
Lyrics | To the island of Capri (Rhythm Divine; performing artist: Enrique Iglesias) I'm an island, but you're an ocean, (You're An Ocean; performing artist: Fastball; writing credit: Tony Scalzo) Standing in a crowd of girls like an island (Boom! Shake The Room; performing artist: Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) Tropical the island breeze (La Isla Bonita; performing artist: Madonna) On a traffic island stopped (Carnival; performing artist: Natalie Merchant) | |
Clever | Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Down to Earth Part III: The Island of Graph (1974) Fire Island (1974) The Island at the Top of the World (1974) Forgotten Island of Santosha (1974) Terminal Island (1973) | |
Song Titles | Rock Island Line, The (performing artist: Lonnie Skiffle Group Donegan) THUNDER ISLAND (performing artist: JAY FERGUSON) Rock Island Line (performing artist: Leadbelly) Rock Island Line (performing artist: Little Richard with Fishbone) Easter Island Head (performing artist: Throat Culture) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Dr. Joseph Goldberger conducted the first nutritional research by the Hygienic Laboratory on Staten Island in 1914. He discovered that Pellagra, a disease that caused red and scaly skin, diarrhea, depression and insanity, was caused by vitamin deficiencies. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | In 1887, 27 year old Dr. Joseph Kinyoun set up his one person laboratory of hygiene to research cholera and other communicable diseases such as diphtheria, typhoid, small pox, typhus, plague and tuberculosis. This was the birth of NIH in a small attic room in the Marine Hospital in the village of Stapleton on Staten Island, New York. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | Buildings at Rosebank Quarantine Station in Staten Island, New York. Credit: CDC. |  | Garages at Rosebank Quarantine Station located in Saten Island, New York. Credit: CDC. |
 | This Landsat 7 browse image shows the area around New York City including Newark, NJ and Long Island. Credit: NASA. |  | Aerial View of Wallops Island Flight Facility. Credit: NASA. |
 | Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island. Credit: NASA. |  | It's as big as Manhattan Island, is 10 trillion times denser than steel, and is hurtling our ... Credit: NASA. |
 | Huge fires on the island of Borneo on 1997 September 22 05:10 UT, asviewed by the NOAA-14 Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES). The image is based on Global AreaCoverage (GAC) data at 4km resolution. More images of these fires areavailable from the Centre for RemoteImaging, Sensing and Processing at the National University of Singapore. Credit: NASA. |  | Hurricane Georges hits Hispaniola Island (Haiti and Dominican Republic)in the West Indies on September 22, 1998. Credit: NASA. |
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| "Relax in Ithaca Island" by Charis Tsevis Commentary: "Shot 2 years ago in Ithaca island, Greece." | "Tavolara Island" by giancardit Commentary: "Gian landscape." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Marimbas playing in a kitschy Hawaiian Island style. | | A television cue typical of a 1908's Island city style. |
| Upbeat example very reminiscent of a typical touristy Island style. | | A short excerpt typical of a mid-1980's television show with an Island flavor. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Baltasar Gracian | True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island...to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. |
John Archibald Wheeler | We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance. |
Nicolas Boileau-despreaux | Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | We are told by some, that the English monarchy is founded in the Norman conquest, and that our princes have thereby a title to absolute dominion: which if it were true, (as by the history it appears otherwise) and that William had a right to make war on this island; yet his dominion by conquest could reach no farther than to the Saxons and Britons, that were then inhabitants of this country. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | The Constitution was subsequently ratified by Virginia, June 25, 1788; New York, July 26, 1788; North Carolina, November 21, 1789; Rhode Island, May 29, 1790; and Vermont, January 10, 1791. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | See Introduction: passing south of the island of Alsen and following the median line of Flensburg Fjord, leaving the fjord about 6 kilometres north of Flensburg and following the course of the stream flowing past Kupfermuhle upstream to a point north of Niehuus, passing north of Pattburg and Ellund and south of Froslee to meet the eastern boundary of the Kreis of Tondern at its junction with the boundary between the old jurisdiction of Slogs and Kjaer (Slogs, Herred, and Kaer Herred), following the latter boundary to where it meets the Scheidebek, following the course of the Scheidebek (AIte Au), Suder Au, and Wied Au downstream successively to the point where the latter bends northwards about 1,500 metres west of Ruttebull thence, in a west-north-westerly direction to meet the North Sea north of SieItoft, thence, passing north of the island of Sylt, the vote above provided for shall be taken within a period not exceeding three weeks after the evacuation of the country by the German troops and authorities. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Because you see the 46 millions in our island harassed about their food supply, of which they only grow one half, even in war-time, or because we have difficulty in restarting our industries and export trade after six years of passionate war effort, do not suppose that we shall not come through these dark years of privation as we have come through the glorious years of agony, or that half a century from now, you will not see 70 or 80 millions of Britons spread about the world and united in defense of our traditions, our way of life, and of the world causes which you and we espouse. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1932) |
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Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | The money of this island is heavy, gentlemen, but it costs little, as you may guess |
Last Chance To See | Douglas Adams | Somewhere not too far from here, toward the middle of the island, there may have been heaven on earth, but hell had certainly set up business on its porch |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The convent was to Jean Valjean like an island surrounded by wide waters |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He wished then to go to China to win still more souls for God but he died of fever on the island of Sancian |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I advanced forward, and cast anchor on the leeside of the island, which seemed to be uninhabited |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Of course, a stream running through, or an island in the pond, would make the problem much more complicated |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Furthermore, one population on the island of Guam also shows a constellation of signs that are common to both types of disease. (references) | |
Persons who drank the same water after it was boiled did not get sick. Contaminated water was also implicated in the Galapagos Island outbreak. (references) | ||
Marrie, T.J., Van Buren, J., Faulkner, R.S., Haldane, E.V., Williams, J.C., and Kwan, C. (1984). Seroepidemiology of Q fever in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. (references) | ||
Business | Oil and gas companies on Sakhalin Island will seek wireless telecommunications. (references) | |
Even though Auckland is in the north of the North Island, this is not a disadvantage. (references) | ||
The incentives apply to domestic companies and branches of foreign firms on the island. (references) | ||
Children | Dominica | Education is compulsory through the age of 16, and primary health care is available throughout the island. (references) |
Kiribati | Foreign-based aid workers and the World Health Organization cooperate with the Ministry of Health to conduct outer island workshops for health workers. (references) | |
Indonesia | In one incident in 2000, a 16-year-old from Java, who had joined the Laskar Jihad militia, was killed while fighting on Saparua Island, Maluku province. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Indonesia | There were 194,596 IDP's on the island of Java. (references) |
Philippines | Most live on Palawan Island or in major urban areas. (references) | |
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus authorities discourage travel to the northern part of the island. (references) | |
Economic History | Equatorial Guinea | Annobon Island is volcanic. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Roman sailors called the island Taprobane. (references) | |
Dominica | Eco-tourism also is a growing industry on the island. (references) | |
Human Rights | Panama | In June 2000, the remains of three individuals were found on the nearby island of Jicarita. (references) |
Cyprus | Representatives of international human rights organizations have access throughout the island. (references) | |
Seychelles | Conditions at the Long Island prison, the only such facility in the country, remained Spartan. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | An estimated 40,000 Madurese remain in camps in West Kalimantan and over 105,000 Madurese were forced to evacuate to East Java and Madura Island after over 600 died in ethnic violence in February and March. (references) |
Minorities | Nauru | Nonnative Pacific Island workers experience some discrimination. (references) |
East Timor | In addition there have been tensions between the Makasai-speaking group of East Timorese origin located in the eastern part of the island and Tetum-speaking and other ethnic groups near Dili. (references) | |
Political Economy | Cyprus | A substantial number of Turkish troops remain on the island. (references) |
Trinidad and Tobago | A 12-member elected House of Assembly handles local matters on the island of Tobago. (references) | |
Ireland | It was this treaty that established the Republic of Ireland, but partitioned the island into north and south. (references) | |
Political Rights | Comoros | In August representatives from each island debated the first draft. (references) |
Mauritius | These fishermen may vote on the main island provided they are registered and physically present on election day. (references) | |
Mauritius | Suffrage is universal except for approximately 100 fishermen on 6- to 12-month contracts who are residents of the island of Saint Brandon. (references) | |
Trade | Venezuela | Another is the duty-free area comprised of the entire island of Margarita. (references) |
Taiwan | Private investment projects can easily be financed through banks on the island. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | The domestic commercial banks operate a wide network of branches throughout the island. (references) | |
Travel | Mauritius | Pharmacies are located throughout the island. (references) |
Barbados | Fresh water around the island is safe to drink. (references) | |
Taiwan | CKS airport is the primary gateway to the island. (references) | |
Women | Cyprus | However, no honor-crime related deaths or injuries were reported on the island during the year. (references) |
Taiwan | In April 60 women's organizations joined together to form the National Union of Taiwan Women to promote women's rights throughout the island. (references) | |
Taiwan | There also are credible reports of a small number of women being trafficked onto the island for purposes of prostitution (see 6.c. and 6.f.), and reports of a larger number of women who enter for purposes of engaging in prostitution. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Indonesia | Batam Island, near Singapore, is the largest. (references) |
Indonesia | In some instances, women are held forcibly at brothels or are prevented from leaving an island. (references) | |
Mauritius | In July police broke up a prostitution ring involving adolescents in the north of the main island. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | AUSTRALIA, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among geographers as to whether it is a continent or an island. |
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Alexander Benedetto | Right. I say that only because Lois had told me two days prior that people were after her and she was feeling uncomfortable on the island and that the locals were not taking well to her. |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | In the month of August a very malignant fever made its appearance at Thompsons Island, which threatened the destruction of our station there. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | You live in a defended island of freedom, but your life is part of the main. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The accident at Three Mile Island made the nation acutely aware of the safety risks posed by nuclear power plants. |
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| "Island" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 79.45% of the time. "Island" is used about 6,514 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 79.45% | 5,176 | 1,891 |
| Noun (proper) | 20.55% | 1,339 | 5,934 |
| Total | 100.00% | 6,514 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "island" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Island | Last name | 400 | 20,809 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "island". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ethan | N/A | Biblical | The gift of the island |
| Ithamar | N/A | Biblical | Island of the palm-tree |
| Jeezer | N/A | Biblical | Island of help |
| Jezer | N/A | Biblical | Island of help |
| Samothracia | N/A | Biblical | An island possessed by the Samians and Thracians |
| Eitan | N/A | Jewish | The gift of the island |
| Itamar | N/A | Jewish | Island of the palm-tree |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Bank Rhode Island |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Island, KY (city, FIPS 39700) |
Expressions using "island": admiralty Island ♦ Aegean island ♦ Amelia Island ♦ Anderson Island ♦ Anglesea Island ♦ Anglesey Island ♦ Baffin Island ♦ Bahrain Island ♦ Bahrein Island ♦ Bailey Island ♦ Baker Island ♦ bald Head Island ♦ Barnum Island ♦ barrier island ♦ battle of Wake Island ♦ beech Island ♦ Bethel Island ♦ big Island ♦ birch Island ♦ bird Island ♦ block Island ♦ blue Island ♦ bouvet Island ♦ Broomes Island ♦ Bustins Island ♦ Canary Island hare's foot fern ♦ Canary Island til tree ♦ capital of Rhode Island ♦ Capitol Island ♦ caribbean Island ♦ catalina Island ♦ cedar Island ♦ centre Island ♦ channelising island ♦ channelizing island ♦ Chebeague Island ♦ christmas island ♦ cliff Island ♦ Clipperton Island ♦ Coney Island ♦ coral island ♦ Cushing Island ♦ Dauphin Island ♦ Deal Island ♦ Deer Island ♦ desert island ♦ directional island ♦ Drummond Island ♦ easter island ♦ Edisto Island ♦ Ellis Island ♦ Europa Island ♦ Fenwick Island ♦ Fishers Island ♦ Floating island ♦ Forest Island Park ♦ Forked Island ♦ Fox Island ♦ French Island ♦ Galveston Island ♦ Gibson Island ♦ Governors Island ♦ Grand Island ♦ grand island ne ♦ grand island ny ♦ Green Island ♦ Guadalupe Island ♦ guide island ♦ Harkers Island ♦ Harsens Island ♦ Hatteras Island ♦ Hawaii Island ♦ heard Island And Mcdonald Islands ♦ Hilton Head Island ♦ Howland Island ♦ Hutchinson Island South ♦ ice island ♦ information island ♦ island arc ♦ island chain ♦ Island City ♦ Island County ♦ island dispenser ♦ Island Falls ♦ island flap ♦ Island Heights ♦ island hop ♦ Island Lake ♦ island model of population genetics ♦ Island Park ♦ Island Pond ♦ Island View ♦ island world ♦ Jarvis Island ♦ Jekyll Island ♦ Johns Island ♦ Juan De Nova Island ♦ Jupiter Island ♦ Kahoolawe Island ♦ kauai Island ♦ Kelleys Island. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "island": island-arc, island-based, island-branded, island-bred, island-clad, island-compatible, island-continent, island-dotted, island-driving, island-dweller, island-dwellers, island-empire, island-flap, island-full, island-groups, island-hopped, island-hoppers, island-hopping, island-like, island-lovers, island-princess, island-studded, island-style, island-wide. | |
Ending with "island": inter-island, ocean-island. | |
Containing "island": oceanic-island-basalt. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
tropical island | 11,473 | mackinac island | 2,340 |
island | 10,480 | margarita island | 2,331 |
caribbean island | 7,370 | cook island | 2,243 |
king island | 6,564 | island of adventure | 2,188 |
virgin island | 6,268 | hilton head island sc | 2,125 |
providence rhode island | 5,214 | long island | 1,986 |
newport rhode island | 4,195 | hilton head island | 1,806 |
south padre island | 4,078 | sanibel island | 1,737 |
catalina island | 3,823 | block island | 1,639 |
rhode island | 3,486 | south padre island texas | 1,616 |
greek island | 3,402 | south padre island hotel | 1,544 |
treasure island | 3,105 | kitchen island | 1,491 |
private island | 2,920 | tybee island | 1,378 |
long island railroad | 2,837 | vancouver island | 1,304 |
staten island ny | 2,805 | us virgin island | 1,302 |
cayman island | 2,729 | jekyll island | 1,288 |
island vacation | 2,581 | amelia island | 1,259 |
paradise island | 2,457 | tropical island vacation | 1,214 |
prince edward island | 2,441 | marco island | 1,176 |
6 bedroom canary holiday island villa | 2,383 | british virgin island | 1,161 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "island"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | eiland. (various references) | |
Albanian | ishull (ait, Holm, Isle, islet), vend izoluar, ujdhesë (Isle), shndërroj në ishull (enisle), grup qelizash specifike. (various ref |
