Translate island | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of island
noun
1a piece of land surrounded by water. a thing 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 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 object] 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
