English-Thai Dictionary

island

N เกาะ  isle isle islet kor

 

island

N เกาะกลางถนน  traffic island ko-klang-ta-non

 

islander

N ชาวเกาะ  chao-kor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ISLAND

n.i'land. [This is an absurd compound of isle and land, that is, land-in-water land, or ieland-land. There is no such legitimate word in English, and it is found only in books. The genuine word always used in discourse is our native word, Sax. ealong, D.G. eiland. ] 1. A tract of land surrounded by water.
2. A large mass of floating ice, is called an island of ice.

 

ISLANDER

n.i'lander. An inhabitant of an ieland.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ISLAND

Is "land, n. Etym: [OE. iland, yland, AS. igland,,; ig, , island +land, lond, land. AS. ig, , is akin to AS. eá water, river, OHG. , G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ö, 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. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Isle, n., 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.

 

ISLAND

ISLAND Is "land, v. t.

 

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.

 

ISLANDER

ISLANDER Is "land *er, n.

 

Defn: An inhabitant of an island.

 

ISLANDY

ISLANDY Is "land *y, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to islands; full of islands. Cotgrave.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Island

Is land |ˈēˌslän (t ) ˌi:sland | Icelandic name for Iceland.

 

island

is land |ˈīlənd ˈaɪlənd | ▶noun 1 a piece of land surrounded by water. • a thing resembling an island, esp. in being isolated, detached, or surrounded in some way: the university is the last island of democracy in this country. • a freestanding kitchen cupboard unit with a countertop, allowing access from all sides. 2 Anatomy a detached portion of tissue or group of cells. Compare with islet. ▶verb [ with obj. ] literary make into or like an island; place or enclose on or as on an island; isolate: islanded among the new stores, these houses were valuable property. the house where she has been islanded. ORIGIN Old English īegland, from īeg ‘island ’ (from a base meaning ‘watery, watered ’) + land. The change in the spelling of the first syllable in the 16th cent. was due to association with the unrelated word isle .

 

island arc

is land arc ▶noun Geology a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.

 

island area

is ¦land area ▶noun each of three administrative areas in Scotland (Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles ), consisting of groups of islands.

 

islander

is land er |ˈīləndər ˈaɪləndər | ▶noun a native or inhabitant of an island.

 

island-hop

is land-hop ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun island-hopping ) travel from one island to another, esp. as a tourist in an area of small islands.

 

Islands of the Blessed

Is lands of the Bless ed (in classical mythology ) a land, typically located near the place where the sun sets, to which the souls of the good were taken to enjoy a life of eternal bliss.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Island

Island |ˈiːsland | Icelandic name for Iceland.

 

island

is ¦land |ˈʌɪlənd | ▶noun 1 a piece of land surrounded by water: the island of Crete | [ as modifier ] : this island nation. 2 a thing regarded as resembling an island, especially in being isolated, detached, or surrounded in some way: the university is the last island of democracy in this country. • a traffic island. • a free-standing kitchen unit with a worktop, allowing access from all sides. 3 Anatomy a detached portion of tissue or group of cells. Compare with islet. ORIGIN Old English īegland, from īeg ‘island ’ (from a base meaning ‘watery, watered ’) + land. The change in the spelling of the first syllable in the 16th cent. was due to association with the unrelated word isle .

 

island arc

is ¦land arc ▶noun Geology a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.

 

island area

is ¦land area ▶noun each of three administrative areas in Scotland (Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles ), consisting of groups of islands.

 

Island Carib

Is ¦land Carib ▶noun see Carib ( sense 3 of the noun ).

 

islander

is |land ¦er |ˈʌɪləndə | ▶noun a native or inhabitant of an island.

 

island-hop

island-hop ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun island-hopping ) travel from one island to another, especially as a tourist in an area of small islands.

 

Islands of the Blessed

Islands of the Blessed (in classical mythology ) a land, traditionally located near the place where the sun sets, to which the souls of the good were taken to enjoy a life of eternal bliss.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

island

island noun she lived on an island: isle, islet; atoll; (islands ) archipelago. ▶verb he was islanded from the problems of real life: isolate, cloister, seclude; separate, detach, cut off. WORD LINKS insular relating to an island Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

island

island noun isle, islet; atoll; in the Caribbean key; in Spanish America cay; Brit. ait, holm; Scottish skerry; (islands ) archipelago, chain, group. ANTONYMS mainland, continent. WORD LINKS island insular relating to an island Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Island

Is land Substantiv, Neutrum |I sland |Islands Insel und Staat im Europäischen Nordmeer

 

Isländer

Is län der Substantiv, maskulin , der |I sländer |

 

Isländerin

Is län de rin Substantiv, feminin , die |I sländerin |

 

isländisch

is län disch Adjektiv |i sländisch |a Island, die Isländer betreffend; zu Island gehörend, von Island stammend b in der Sprache der Isländer sie unterhielten sich isländisch

 

Isländisch

Is län disch Substantiv, Neutrum , das Isländische |I sländisch |das Isländisch; Genitiv: des Isländisch [s ] die isländische Sprache

 

Isländische

Is län di sche substantiviertes Adjektiv, Neutrum nur mit bestimmtem Artikel Isländisch |I sländische |das Isländische; des Isländischen die isländische Sprache

 

Islandtief

Is land tief Substantiv, Neutrum Meteorologie , das |I slandtief |häufig auftretendes Tiefdruckgebiet über Island, das Einfluss auf das Wetter West- und Mitteleuropas hat

 

French Dictionary

islandais

islandais , aise adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin D ’Islande. : Le drapeau islandais. Un Islandais, une Islandaise. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule. nom masculin Langue parlée en Islande. : Il parle l ’islandais. Note Typographique Le nom de la langue s ’écrit avec une minuscule.

 

Spanish Dictionary

islandés, -desa

islandés, -desa adjetivo 1 Relativo a Islandia, país insular del norte de Europa, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Islandia .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua germánica que se habla en este país .4 adjetivo Que tiene relación con esta lengua .

 

Islandia

Islandia VÉASE espato de Islandia .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

island

is land /áɪlənd / (! 語頭is -のsは発音しない ) 〖語源は 「完全に水に囲まれた土地 」〗語源 islandの黙字s 12世紀ごろのつづりはilandであった. 15世紀ごろから語頭の部分がisle (本来はileであるが発音されないsが付け加えられた )と連想され, 1700年ごろまでに現在のつづりが定着した .名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 島 (｟略 ｠I., Is. ); 〖島名の一部として; しばしばI -〗…島 ;〖形容詞的に 〗島の (ような )▸ the Hawaiian Islands ハワイ諸島 ▸ the Big Island ≒the island of Hawaii ハワイ島 〘ハワイ諸島最大の島 〙▸ a desert island 無人島 ▸ the Islands of the Blessed 〘ギ神 〙極楽島 〘善人の魂が送られ永遠の幸福を享受するとされる 〙2 ｟比喩的に ｠(孤立したり周りを囲まれるなどして )島に似たもの; (趣などが )周辺と異なる所 ▸ The attic is an island of peace to me .私にとって屋根裏部屋は心の安まる場所だ 3 (車道中央の )安全地帯 (traffic island, ｟米 ｠safety island [zone ]).4 大草原の中の森林地帯 ; 孤立した丘 .5 〘解剖 〙島 〘周辺部とは異なり孤立した組織 細胞群 〙.6 〘海 〙(航空母艦の )アイランド 〘司令塔などが集まった右舷中央部 〙.動詞 他動詞 1 …を島にする .2 …を島のように点在させる .3 …を島に置く ; … を孤立させる .～́ c ò untry 島国 .

 

islander

í s land er 名詞 C 島の住民, 島民 .