island
/ˈaɪlənd/
Insel
- Plural
- islands
Bedeutungen
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Insel
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water
We live on an island.
Wir leben auf einer Insel.
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No man is an island.
Niemand ist eine Insel.
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Insel
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island
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Insel
An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itselfselten
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Insel
A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deckselten
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Insel
A traffic islandselten
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Insel
A roundabout; a traffic circleselten
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Insel
A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any sideselten
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Insel
An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areasselten
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Insel
A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammarselten