Definitions for islands
is·lands

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1. islandsnoun

   The Caribbean islands.

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1. Islands

   An island or isle is a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges Delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea; continental and oceanic. There are also man-made islands.

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1. Islands

   Islands is an indie rock band formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and currently based in Los Angeles, California.

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1. islandsnoun

   Plural noun of the word island.

   The Pacific islands are a popular holiday destination for many across the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2016  

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1. islands

   Song lyrics by islands -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by islands on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'islands' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2758

How to pronounce islands?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say islands in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of islands in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of islands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of islands in a Sentence

1. Chinese Foreign Ministry:

   The recent surveillance activity by a U.S. plane posed potential threats to China's islands and reefs, making it highly possible to lead to misjudgment, which could cause maritime or air accidents.

2. Christian Tom:

   Pride logo. A Biden campaign director told The Verge, Animal Crossingis a dynamic, diverse, and powerful platform that brings communities together from across the world. The Verge is an exciting new opportunity for our campaign to engage and connect Biden-Harris supporters as they build and decorate their islands. CNNS DON LEMON PRAISES BIDEN AFTER URGING HIM TO CONDEMN RIOTS : HE PUT TRUMP ON HIS HEELS As we enter the final campaign stretch towards November, this is one way we are finding new creative and innovative ways to meet voters where they are and bring our supporters together.

3. United States:

   The islands sit astride a key passageway for United States and Australian naval ships and merchant ships, if China could establish( military) basing rights, it could deploy warships and aircraft temporarily to the islands. ( Its) ships and airplanes could threaten United States and Australian ships and aircraft that passed by.

4. Sam Bolitho:

   Most people are sheltering in schools and churches, the only permanent buildings on these islands, some people are also sheltering in caves.

5. Alexandra Krause:

   Depending on how Greece uses ships to decongest the islands that will also temporarily increase the arrivals here, the (Macedonian) government needs to provide an appropriate site to be able to shelter the arrivals properly and to ensure sufficient assistance.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Islands
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=islands