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Definition of Island |
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Island
A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. See Isle, n., 2. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. Related Definitions: An, And, Anything, As, Become, By, Cause, Continent, Deep, Furnish, Ice, Island, Isle, Land, Make, Of, Or, Regarded, Resemble, Resembling, See, Surrounded, Than, The, To, Tract, Water, With |
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Island Quotations
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Winston Churchill No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. John Donne There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and at the bottom of the Spanish Main... and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life. Walt Disney True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island..to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Baltasar Gracian No man is an island. No man stands alone. Dennis Brown |
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Island Translations
island in Afrikaans is eiland island in Dutch is eiland island in Finnish is saari island in German is Insel, Eiland, Insel island in Hungarian is sziget island in Italian is isola island in Latin is insula island in Portuguese is console, ilha island in Spanish is isla |
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