岛 — meaning in English

English meaning

• insular adjective Interested only in your own group or community and uninterested in ideas or people from outside it.
• island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.

Senses

岛 is used for these senses in English:

• city block The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
• insular Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
• island (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.

insular — full definition

1. adjective Interested only in your own group or community and uninterested in ideas or people from outside it.
2. adjective Of or relating to an island or islands.

island — full definition

1. noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
2. noun Something that is isolated or set apart, resembling an island figuratively.
3. verb To cut off or isolate, as if surrounding with water.

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