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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Island \Is"land\, noun [OE. iland, yland, AS. [=i]gland, ?gland, ?glond; [=i]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [=i]g, ?g, is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. {Ait}, {Eyot}, {Ewer}, {Aquatic}.]
1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. {Continent}.
2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
3. (Zo["o]l.) See {Isle}, noun, 2.
{Islands of the blessed} (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Island \Is"land\, verb (used with an object)
1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley.
2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. --Southey.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
island
noun
1: a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
2: a zone or area resembling an island
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "island": aerodrome, air base, airdrome, airfield, airport, ait, archipelagian, archipelagic, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, close off, continental island, coral head, coral island, coral reef, cut off, enisle, field, heliport, holm, insular, insularity, insulate, insulated, island group, island-dotted, islanded, islandish, islandlike, islandology, islandy, isle, islet, isleted, isolated, key, landing, landing field, oceanic island, port, reef, sandbank, sandbar, seagirt, segregate, separate, sequester
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Island, KY (city, FIPS 39700) Location: 37.44274 N, 87.14765 W Population (1990): 446 (199 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42350
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Island, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 435 Housing Units (2000): 210 Land area (2000): 0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km) FIPS code: 39700 Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 37.442444 N, 87.146633 W ZIP Codes (1990): 42350 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Island, KY Island
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Island -- U.S. County in Washington Population (2000): 71558 Housing Units (2000): 32378 Land area (2000): 208.433586 sq. miles (539.840486 sq. km) Water area (2000): 308.953023 sq. miles (800.184622 sq. km) Total area (2000): 517.386609 sq. miles (1340.025108 sq. km) Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 48.181864 N, 122.587342 W Headwords: Island Island, WA Island County Island County, WA
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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).
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