Definitions for islands
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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. Roberto Mukaro Borrero:

   The traditional homelands of the Taíno extend from the Caribbean islands to southern Florida. My family lineage is from Borikén (Puerto Rico) and I know that the loss of life people on the island suffered from Hurricane Maria was not simply the result of an extreme weather event. The casualties are also the result of the colonial legacy that includes racism and years of neglect.

2. Colin Moore:

   Part of Tulsi Gabbard support comes from the fact that the Democratic elite don't approve of Tulsi Gabbard. It's something appealing, especially to voters on the neighbor islands.

3. Julie Bishop:

   President Xi (Jinping) said in Washington last year that China did not intend to militarize the islands and we certainly hold China to that and that's been reiterated to me, in the case of the surface-to-air missile claim, that's disputed by China. We raised the matter and we've had a discussion about it.

4. 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.

5. John McCain:

   The administration has continued to restrict our Navy ships from operating within 12 nautical miles of China's reclaimed islands, this is a dangerous mistake that grants de facto recognition of China's man-made sovereignty claims.

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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