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. Pope Francis:

   From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.

2. Colin Collett van Rooyen:

   We anticipate that (death toll) will go higher, particularly as information comes from the remote islands. We are talking about islands that are remote and really small, with none of what we would call modern infrastructure.

3. Brett Hartl:

   The birds are starting to basically just disappear in those islands.

4. Drew Scott:

   In some high-end homes, I love to see dual islands its actually an upgrade, however, in this house it doesnt work its choppy.

5. Ali Alfoneh:

   There are several major Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf region which serve as shipping points for Iran's armed transportation to the region.

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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