island : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
  Aaland islands; Ahvenanmaa.
  

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• noun an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
  Admiralty Island.
  

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• noun a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
  
• noun an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
  Admiralty Island.
  

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• noun a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
  Aegadean Isles; Aegates; Isole Egadi; Aegadean Islands.
  

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• noun an island in the Aegean Sea
  

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• noun an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
  Aaland islands; Ahvenanmaa.
  

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• noun an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska
  Aleutians.
  

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• noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
  American Virgin Islands; VI.
  

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• noun an island to the northwest of Wales
  Mona; Anglesea; Anglesey; Anglesea Island.
  

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• noun an island to the northwest of Wales
  Mona; Anglesea; Anglesey; Anglesea Island.
  

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• noun three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
  

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• noun a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
  Austral Islands.
  

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• noun the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
  

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• noun island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
  Bahamas; Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
  

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• noun an island in the Persian Gulf
  Bahrain; Bahrein; Bahrain Island.
  

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• noun an island in the Persian Gulf
  Bahrain; Bahrein; Bahrain Island.
  

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• noun an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
  

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• noun a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
  

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• noun in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
  Battle of Wake.
  

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• noun an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands
  Bedloe's Island.
  
  • Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956

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• noun an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle
  

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• noun more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
  

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• noun fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
  Davallia canariensis.
  

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• noun a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
  Canaries.
  

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• noun an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia
  

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• noun a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
  

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• noun the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
  Providence.
  

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• noun an island in the Caribbean Sea
  

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• noun a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
  

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• noun an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
  Santa Catalina.
  

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• noun a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
  

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• noun the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands
  

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• noun any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
  

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• noun a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
  

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• noun three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
  Iles Comores.
  

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• noun a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
  

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• noun a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
  Aegadean Isles; Aegates; Isole Egadi; Aegadean Islands.
  

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• noun a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
  Tuvalu.
  

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• noun 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

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• noun a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
  Faroes; Faeroes; Faeroe Islands.
  
• noun a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
  Faroes; Faeroes; Faeroe Islands.
  

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• noun a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
  

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• noun a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
  Faroes; Faeroes; Faeroe Islands.
  
• noun a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
  Faroes; Faeroes; Faeroe Islands.
  

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• noun 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
  Fijis.
  

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• a dish for dessert, consisting of custard with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs.

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• noun a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
  Tonga; Kingdom of Tonga.
  

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• noun a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland
  

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• noun a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
  Galapagos.
  

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• noun an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
  

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• noun a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
  

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• noun a former British possession in Micronesia
  

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• noun a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979
  

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• noun a town in south central Nebraska
  

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• noun a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra
  

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• noun a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California
  

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• noun a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
  

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• noun the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
  Hawaii.
  

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• noun a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
  Hawaiian Islands.
  

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• noun a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
  Hebridean Islands; Hebridean Isles; Western Isles; Hebrides.
  

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• noun a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks
  gas pump; gasoline pump; petrol pump.
  

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• verb travel from one island to the next
  
  • on the cruise, we did some island-hopping

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• noun a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
  Guernsey.
  

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• noun the largest of the Channel Islands
  Jersey.
  

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• noun an inhabitant of an island
  islander.
  

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• noun cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
  islets of Langerhans; isles of Langerhans.
  

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• (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.

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• noun a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
  Japan; Japanese Archipelago.
  

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• noun an island of south-central Hawaii
  Kahoolawe.
  

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• noun an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu
  Kauai.
  

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• noun an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides
  

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• noun 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
  Kodiak.
  

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• noun a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
  Marianas; Ladrone Islands.
  

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• a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon.

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• noun an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
  Lanai.
  

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• noun a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
  

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• noun a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor
  Nusa Tenggara.
  

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• noun a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
  Leyte invasion; Leyte.
  

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• noun an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands
  Bedloe's Island.
  
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• noun an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end
  

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• noun a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
  

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• noun a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal
  Madeiras.
  

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• noun a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
  Maldives.
  

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• noun an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located
  

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• noun a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
  Marianas; Ladrone Islands.
  

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• noun a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
  Iles Marquises.
  

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• noun a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
  Marshall Islands.
  
• noun a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
  

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• noun the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
  Maui.
  

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• noun an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
  

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• noun an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)
  Molokai.
  

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• noun 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
  Nauru; Nauru Island.
  

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• noun a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea
  

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• noun North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
  New Zealand.
  

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• noun the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai)
  Nihau.
  

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• noun an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony
  

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• noun evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
  Araucaria excelsa; Araucaria heterophylla.
  

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• noun the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait
  

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• noun perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
  Leucogenes leontopodium.
  

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• noun a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
  Northern Marianas.
  

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• noun an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
  Oahu.
  

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• noun an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
  

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• noun a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
  Belau; Palau; Pelew.
  

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• noun an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
  Philippines.
  

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• noun 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
  Nauru; Nauru Island.
  

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• noun an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
  

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• noun a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
  Marshall Islands.
  

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• noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
  RI; Little Rhody; Ocean State.
  
• noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
  

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• noun common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
  velvet bent; brown bent; Agrostis canina; dog bent; velvet bent grass.
  

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• noun American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
  

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• noun a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War
  

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• noun a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
  

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• noun a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
  safety zone; safety isle; safety island.
  

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• noun 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
  Samoa.
  

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• noun a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
  Hawaiian Islands.
  

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• noun largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
  

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• noun an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates
  Isles of Scilly.
  

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• noun small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers
  Gossypium barbadense; tree cotton.
  

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1. Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior cotton of long fiber produced on those islands.

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• noun a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar
  Seychelles.
  

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• noun an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
  Shetland; Zetland.
  

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• noun an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
  Singapore.
  

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• noun an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa
  

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• noun the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
  
• noun the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
  Solomons.
  

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• noun the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait
  

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• noun any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean
  

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• noun 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
  Moluccas.
  

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• noun a borough of New York City
  

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• noun a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago
  

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• noun mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg
  

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• noun a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
  safety zone; safety isle; safety island.
  

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• noun a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
  Austral Islands.
  

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• noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
  American Virgin Islands; VI.
  

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• noun an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America
  

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• noun a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
  

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• noun a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
  

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• noun group of islands in the central Philippines
  Bisayas.
  

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• noun a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas
  

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• noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
  Wake.
  

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• noun a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
  Hebridean Islands; Hebridean Isles; Western Isles; Hebrides.
  

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• noun a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles
  Windward Isles.
  

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