īnsula — meaning in English

English meaning

• island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
• Lille name A city in northern France, capital of the Hauts-de-France region.
• tenement noun A large building divided into flats and rented out to multiple tenants, often old or run-down.

Senses

īnsula is used for these senses in English:

• Lille The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.
• apartment building A residential building containing multiple apartments or flats.
• island (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
• island An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
• tenement A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

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.

Lille — full definition

1. name A city in northern France, capital of the Hauts-de-France region.
2. name A town and municipality in the Antwerp province of Belgium.