island
gb/ˈaɪlənd/ us/ˈaɪlənd/
A1
इंग्रजी
~ 1300
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
A1
entity
1
Land completely surrounded by water
A piece of land with water all around it.
वापर नमुना:
[an/the] island in [a body of water]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'island' with 'peninsula', but a peninsula is only partly surrounded by water.
समानार्थी शब्द
isle (A slightly more literary or poetic term for a small island.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
mainland (Refers to the main continuous landmass, in contrast to an island.)
सहप्रयोग
remote island
|tropical island
|desert island
|island nation
|island chain
विषय
geography
|travel
|nature
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- They spent their vacation on a small tropical island.
- The island is home to many rare bird species.
- We took a ferry to the island for the weekend.
- After the storm, the island was cut off from the mainland.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- I live on an island.
- The island has many trees.
- We went to an island by boat.
- An island is smaller than a continent.
नाम
technical
B1
entity
2
Isolated area within another space
A small area that stands alone inside a bigger area.
वापर नमुना:
[an/the] island of [something]
सामान्य चूक:
Some learners think 'island' always means land in water, but it can also mean an isolated area inside something else.
समानार्थी शब्द
enclave (Refers specifically to a distinct area within a larger one, often political or cultural.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
continuous area (Refers to an uninterrupted space without isolated parts.)
सहप्रयोग
kitchen island
|traffic island
|island platform
विषय
design
|science
|technology
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- The kitchen has a large island for extra counter space.
- There is a traffic island in the middle of the road.
- The train station has an island platform between the tracks.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The kitchen has an island in the middle.
- Cars go around the traffic island.
- We waited on the island platform for the train.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
island
IPA
GB/ˈaɪlənd/
US/ˈaɪlənd/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
is - land (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (is)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: island
- Plural: islands
संबंधित शब्द
वाक्प्रचार
island nation
1/ˈaɪlənd nˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Country made of islands
A country that is made up of one or more islands.
उदाहरणे
- Japan is an island nation in East Asia.
- As an island nation, it relies heavily on shipping and fishing.
traffic island
1/tɹˈæfɪk ˈaɪlənd/
fixed phrase
Raised divider in road for safety
A small raised area in the middle of a road that separates lanes or protects pedestrians.
उदाहरणे
- The pedestrian waited on the traffic island before crossing.
- They planted flowers on the traffic island near the school.
desert island
1/dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪlənd/
fixed phrase
Uninhabited remote island
A small island with no people living there, often far from other land.
उदाहरणे
- He dreamed of escaping to a desert island.
- They were stranded on a desert island for weeks.
- Being stranded on a desert island is a common story in books.
- He dreamed of living alone on a desert island.