Translation of island – English–Norwegian dictionary

island

   /ˈaɪlənd/
●
an area of land surrounded by water
øy [ masculine ]
a tropical island en tropeøy

(Translation of island from the GLOBAL English–Norwegian Dictionary © 2016 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of island | PASSWORD English–Norwegian Dictionary

island

 
noun
  /ˈailənd/
●
a piece of land surrounded by water
øy
a tropical island
The island lay a mile off the coast.
Torres Strait Islanders.
●
(also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.

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(Translation of island from the PASSWORD English–Norwegian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of island

island
It is situated atop a low but steep mountain ridge that rises above the relatively remote and sparsely populated nor theastern coast of the island.
In our study four (major) outbreaks were observed on the island.
The relative merits of conducting further research on the species or attempting to remove the species from the island, are considered.
The island itself is approximately 23 miles long by 3 wide and known by different.
The island continually flipflops from water rationing for over a million of its inhabitants to flooding that causes millions of dollars' worth of property loss.
All schools visited were situated in typical rural areas, in various parts of the island.
Today, with cheap and frequent shipping routes, timber has replaced flagstone as the most viable resource on the island.
It, however, opposed the dissolution of the islands' dual subordination as unnecessary action for the following reasons.
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Translations of island

in Chinese (Traditional)
島,島嶼, 交通島,安全島(同 traffic island)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
岛,岛屿, 交通岛,安全岛(同 traffic island)…
in Spanish
isla, isla peatonal, refugio…
in Portuguese
ilha, ilha [feminine]…
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बेट…
島, 島(しま)…
ada, röfüj, orta kaldırım…
île [feminine], île, refuge…
illa…
eiland, vluchtheuvel…
ஒரு துண்டு நிலம் முற்றிலும் தண்ணீரால் சூழப்பட்டுள்ளது…
द्वीप, टापू…
ટાપુ, દ્વીપ…
ø, trafikø…
ö, refug…
pulau, pulau pembahagi lalu lintas…
die Insel, die Verkehrsinsel…
جزیرہ…
острів, острівець безпеки…
остров…
అన్ని వైపులా నీటితో చుట్టబడిన భూభాగం…
جَزيْرة…
দ্বীপ…
ostrov, refýž…
pulau, jalur tengah…
เกาะ, เกาะกลางถนน…
hòn đảo, chỗ đứng tránh của người đi bộ…
wyspa, wysepka…
섬…
isola, isola pedonale…
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