1 (abbreviation I, I., Is.) a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water:
We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. * a remote island off the coast of Scotland * (figurative) No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of suffering.
seealsoDESERTISLAND
2 (BrE) = TRAFFICISLAND
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