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island (noun, verb) -
noun
1: a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
2: something resembling an island especially in its isolated or surrounded position: such as
a: a usually raised area within a thoroughfare, parking lot, or driveway used especially to separate or direct traffic
b: a superstructure on the deck of a ship (such as an aircraft carrier)
c: a kitchen counter that is approachable from all sides
3: an isolated group or area, especially : an isolated ethnological group
verb
1a: to make into or as if into an island
b: to dot with or as if with islands
2: isolate
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : The words island and isle are etymologically distinct. Island can be traced back to Old English īgland, composed of two elements īg and land. Land, as we might expect means “land,” but īg means “island” in Old English. In a sense, then, īgland is “island-land.” The English isle, on the other hand, is derived through medieval French from the Latin insula. In the 16th century, under the influence of isle, the letter s was added to iland, the earlier form of island. The verb island did not appear until the 17th century.
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