Third-person singular simple present indicative form of island

plural of island

(chiefly Ireland) The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see these, islands.

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

(transitive) To surround with water; make into an island. / (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands. / (transitive) To isolate.

A person who lives on an island.

(in New York City) Long Island (in New York State) / (in British Columbia) Vancouver Island / (UK, colloquial) HM Prison Parkhurst, a prison on the Isle of Wight.

Abbreviation of Prince Edward Islander. / Inhabitant of Vancouver Island. / Clipping of Pacific Islander.

plural of islander

The property of being or belonging to an island, especially insofar as it affects society and culture.