/ˈaɪlənd/
Translation
A piece of land with water all around it.
Word origin
From Old English igland; the silent s was added later by mistaken link with the word isle.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- igland
Grammar
Examples
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"Island" is land with water all around it.
hundreds .
"Islands" is the plural, meaning more than one island.
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Here "island" is one piece of land surrounded by water.
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