Collocations for "island"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "island" in context.
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island
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [tropical, sandy, rocky, desert, deserted] island
- a [remote, small, large] island
- an [unpopulated, uninhabited] island
- in the [northern, southern] islands
- an island in the [south, north] (of)
- an island to the [south] (of)
- an island in the [Atlantic]
- an island off the coast of
- [stranded, shipwrecked] on an island
- take a [plane, ferry, boat] to the island
- an island in the kitchen
- an island of [calm, peace, tranquility] (in)
- no [man, one] is an island
- an island nation
- at an island [resort, hotel]
- is an island paradise
- go island hopping
'island' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Christmas
- Greek
- Japan
- S
- accessible
- alone
- barrier
- boat
- camp
- day
- desert
- economics
- explore
- fabulous
- ferry
- haven
- honeymoon
- hut
- inhabit
- inhabitant
- journey
- link
- live
- lodge
- luxurious
- maroon
- paradise
- penguin
- row
- sail
- sailing
- saint
- sell
- shelf
- sight
- span
- strand
- subside
- treasure
- yacht