島 — meaning in English

English meaning

• block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
• island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.

Senses

島 is used for these senses in English:

• San Salvador Island An island of the Bahamas, possibly the same as Columbus's island.
• Santiago An island of Galapagos, Ecuador; formerly, San Marcos (pre-1892), Salvador (from 1892), and San Salvador (from 1892).
• block A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
• island (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.

block — full definition

1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

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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