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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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Meaning of "Islands" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ISLANDS

Islands  [ˈaɪləndz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISLANDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Islands is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ISLANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Islands

Island

An island /ˈaɪlənd/ or isle /ˈaɪl/ is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, or a holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, e.g. the Philippines. An island may be described as such despite the presence of an artificial land bridge, for example Singapore and its causeway, or the various Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde. Some places may even retain "island" in their names for historical reasons after being connected to a larger landmass by a wide land bridge, such as Coney Island or Coronado Island. Conversely, when a piece of land is separated from the mainland by a man-made canal, for example the Peloponnese by the Corinth Canal, it is generally not considered an island. There are two main types of islands: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISLANDS


diamonds
ˈdaɪəməndz
Highlands
ˈhaɪləndz
Hollands
ˈhɒləndz
Lowlands
ˈləʊləndz
Midlands
ˈmɪdləndz
Netherlands
ˈnɛðələndz
Newlands
ˈnjuːləndz
seconds
ˈsekəndz
Symonds
ˈsɪməndz
thousands
ˈθaʊzəndz
uplands
ˈʌpləndz
viands
ˈvaɪəndz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISLANDS

Islamization
Islamize
Islamofascism
Islamofascist
Islamophobia
Islamophobic
island
island arc
island grey fox
island nation
island of Reil
island universe
island-hopping
island-like
islander
islands council
islands of Langerhans
Islands of the Blessed
Islas Malvinas
Islay

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISLANDS

British Virgin Islands
Caicos Islands
Canary Islands
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
hands
Keeling Islands
lands
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Paracel Islands
Sandwich Islands
Solomon Islands
the Islands
the Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
West Midlands

Synonyms and antonyms of Islands in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ISLANDS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «Islands» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of Islands
atoll · holm · inch · isle · islet

Translation of «Islands» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ISLANDS

Find out the translation of Islands to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Islands from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Islands» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

离岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Islas
570 millions of speakers

English

Islands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वीप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجزر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

острова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ilhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Îles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepulauan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inseln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アイランズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapuloan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ada
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Isole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wyspy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Острови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Insulele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νησιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eilande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Öar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Islands
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Islands

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ISLANDS»

The term «Islands» is very widely used and occupies the 3.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ISLANDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Islands

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10 QUOTES WITH «ISLANDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Islands.
1
Jack Adams
On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor.
2
Jack Adams
The Japanese invaded Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on May 4.
3
David J. Anderson
Becoming a bird ecologist was just luck! I had the chance to be a field assistant for a scientist working in the Galapagos Islands, and while I was there, I saw a particular problem in behavioral biology that I wanted to solve and, in the process, made myself into a bird ecologist.
4
George Borrow
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.
5
Mark Carwardine
The Galapagos Islands are probably the most famous wildlife-watching destination in the world. And no wonder - it's almost impossible to exaggerate the sheer spectacle of the place that provided inspiration for Charles Darwin's ground-breaking theory of natural selection.
6
Natalie Dormer
The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
7
George Duke
We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands.
8
Norman Finkelstein
Every year, the United Nations General Assembly votes on a resolution entitled 'Peaceful resolution of the Palestine conflict.' Every year, the vote is the same. The whole world on one side - the whole world on one side - and on the other side, the United States, Israel, and usually Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia.
9
Peter R. Grant
Islands are known to differ in the food supply available to ground finches, mainly seeds.
10
Naoto Kan
In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISLANDS»

Discover the use of Islands in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Islands and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited ...
Judith Schalansky was born in 1980 on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall.
Judith Schalansky, 2010
2
Islands
Ren will brave prejudice, Japanese Zeros and Gabe's reluctance to find love at last.Publisher Note: This story was published elsewhere in a print anthology titled Esprit de Corps.
Samantha Kane, 2009
3
Islands in the Stream: A Novel
A LATER CLASSIC FROM AMERICA'S PREMIER FICTION WRITER First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway's death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer -- a man much like Hemingway himself.
Ernest Hemingway, 2003
4
Islands
Looks at the islands of the world, and provides information about how they differ from one another, how they are formed by natural forces, the land formations and life forms that they contain, and the people that live on them.
Catherine Chambers, Nicholas Lapthorn, 2007
5
Islands in History and Representation
"Early essays in the collection address the significance of islands in the Atlantic economy of the eighteenth century.
Rod Edmond, Vanessa Smith, 2003
6
Islands of History
Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands—Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand—whose histories have intersected with European history.
Marshall Sahlins, 1985
7
A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands
" From which airlines to choose and why, to a detailed analysis of the Tour Operator network, Barry Boyce describes the rules and tells the reader how to play the adventure travel game.
Barry Boyce, 2004
8
Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Lisa Mummery Gartland, 2012
9
Islands
Text and illustrations, with questions and activities, describe the formation of and life on islands around the world.
Philip Steele, David Hogg, Gecko Ltd, 1996
10
Islands and the Modernists: The Allure of Isolation in Art, ...
"The text explores the extent to which islands inspired radical thinkers Charles Darwin, Paul Gauguin, John Millington Synge, D.H. Lawrence and Margaret Mead to perform innovative work.
Jill Franks, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISLANDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Islands is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tsunami alert issued after 7.5 magnitude earthquake rattles …
A tsunami alert for coastal areas near the Solomon Islands has been issued after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the region. The tremor struck ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Coconut oil making 'positive impact' on Solomon Islands economy …
He was visiting Sumate, a typical coastal village in the Solomon Islands, where his work studying the economics of coconuts has started to ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Future Islands, Madlib Unite for Collaborative Hip-Hop EP | Rolling …
Future Islands fans know Samuel Herring for his distinctive, emotive croon – but he's equally adept at rapping, as he's proved under the ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
4
Seagull films aerial tour of Spain's Cíes Islands | MNN - Mother …
The islands are home to Europe's largest colony of yellow-footed seagulls. And as one gull artfully illustrates with a stolen GoPro camera, ... «Mother Nature Network, Jul 15»
5
Video: Inside the Galapagos Islands' Solar- and Wind-Powered …
The world's first sustainable airport running on sun and wind power opens on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. Eighty percent of the airport's ... «Skift, Jul 15»
6
Greece late deals: Last minute bargain breaks for the islands
Fly from Manchester on Jul 21 for 7nts r/o at the 2* Prive Suites Athanasia in Perissa from £359pp (based on 2 sharing, saves £269pp) inc ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Marshall Islands drags India to ICJ on nukes - The Tribune
The tiny Marshall Islands is trying to do what no other country has attempted — trying to insulate itself and the world from the horrors of a ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Photos Capture Devastating Refugee Crisis On Greek Islands
Photos Capture Devastating Refugee Crisis On Greek Islands. Headshot of Alexandra Ma. Alexandra Ma Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
M7.5 earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands, NO tsunami threat to …
PTWC UPDATE: Based on all data available to this center, the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now mostly passed. Any remaining ... «KHON2, Jul 15»
10
Morrissey, Future Islands at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (photos, review)
Like Moz, Future Islands' singer Sam Herring is a true character. During Future Island's fairly lengthly opening set, he lead his three bandmates ... «Reverb, Jul 15»

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