[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

island \is"land\, n. oe. iland, yland, as. imacgland, ?gland,
   ?glond; imacg, ?g, island + land, lond, land. as. imacg,
   ?g, is akin to as. e'a water, river, ohg. ?uwa, g. au
   meadow, icel. ey island, dan.  sw. "o, goth. ahwa a
   stream, water, l. aqua water. the s is due to confusion with
   isle. cf. ait, eyot, ewer, aquatic.
   1913 webster
   1. a tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a
      continent. cf. continent.
      1913 webster

   2. anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island
      of ice.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. see isle, n., 2.
      1913 webster

   islands of the blessed myth., islands supposed to lie in
      the western ocean, where the favorites of the gods are
      conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
      1913 webster
see also:
ait eyot ewer aquatic continent isle 
islands of the blessed 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

island \is"land\, v. t.
   1. to cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an
      island or islands of; to isle. --shelley.
      1913 webster

   2. to furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island
      the deep. --southey.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

island
     n 1: a land mass smaller than a continent that is surrounded by
          water
     2: a zone or area resembling an island

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

49 moby thesaurus words for "island":
   aerodrome, air base, airdrome, airfield, airport, ait,
   archipelagian, archipelagic, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay,
   close off, continental island, coral head, coral island,
   coral reef, cut off, enisle, field, heliport, holm, insular,
   insularity, insulate, insulated, island group, island-dotted,
   islanded, islandish, islandlike, islandology, islandy, isle, islet,
   isleted, isolated, key, landing, landing field, oceanic island,
   port, reef, sandbank, sandbar, seagirt, segregate, separate,
   sequester

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

island
   heb. 'i, "dry land," as opposed to water occurs in its usual
   signification isa. 42:4, 10, 12, 15, comp. jer. 47:4, but more
   frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast isa.
   20:6, r.v.," coastland;" 23:2, 6; jer. 2:10; ezek. 27:6, 7.
   see chittim. the shores of the mediterranean are
   called the "islands of the sea" isa. 11:11, or the "isles of
   the gentiles" gen. 10:5, and sometimes simply "isles" ps.
   72:10; ezek. 26:15, 18; 27:3, 35; dan. 11:18.
   
see also:
chittim 

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

island. a piece of land surrounded by water. 
     2. islands are in the sea or in rivers. those in the sea are either in 
the open sea, or within the boundary of some country. 
     3. when new islands arise in the open sea, they belong to the first 
occupant: but when they are newly formed so near the shore as to be within 
the boundary of some state, they belong to that state. 
     4. islands which arise in rivets when in the middle of the stream, 
belong in equal parts to the riparian proprietors when they arise. mostly on 
one side, they will belong to the riparian owners up to the middle of the 
stream. bract. lib. 2, c. 2; fleta, lib. 3, c. 2, s. 6; 2 bl. 261; 1 swift's 
dig. 111; schult. aq. r. 117; woolr. on waters: 38; 4 pick. r. 268; dougl. 
r. 441; 10 wend. 260; 14 s.  r. 1. for the law of louisiana, see civil 
code, art. 505, 507. 
     5. the doctrine of the common law on this subject, founded on reason, 
seems to have been borrowed from the civil law. vide inst. 2, 1, 22; dig. 
41, 1, 7; code, 7; 41, 1. 

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

island, ky city, fips 39700
  location: 37.44274 n, 87.14765 w
  population 1990: 446 199 housing units
  area: 0.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 42350

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

island -- u.s. county in washington
   population 2000:    71558
   housing units 2000: 32378
   land area 2000:     208.433586 sq. miles 539.840486 sq. km
   water area 2000:    308.953023 sq. miles 800.184622 sq. km
   total area 2000:    517.386609 sq. miles 1340.025108 sq. km
   located within:       washington wa, fips 53
   location:             48.181864 n, 122.587342 w
   headwords:
    island
    island, wa
    island county
    island county, wa

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

island, ky -- u.s. city in kentucky
   population 2000:    435
   housing units 2000: 210
   land area 2000:     0.351417 sq. miles 0.910166 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.351417 sq. miles 0.910166 sq. km
   fips code:            39700
   located within:       kentucky ky, fips 21
   location:             37.442444 n, 87.146633 w
   zip codes 1990:     42350
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    island, ky
    island

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