Islands

/ ˈaɪləndz /

plural noun

1. the islands of the South Pacific

Example Sentences

Prof Thomas says that the high value, low volume crop is ideal to be grown on Scotland's islands.

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Some, including the islands' Premier Washington Misick, have been quick to blame migrants from Haiti, which lies just 90 miles to the south.

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Until just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands were known predominantly as a luxury Caribbean tourist destination.

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"Some are even leaving. We all love the islands, the economy is good, but the crime environment is terrible."

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Premier Misick dubbed July's mass shooting in a local bar a "gangland-type slaying", and appealed to Haitian community leaders to help "keep these islands safe".

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Related Words

• archipelago 
• enclave 
• isle 
• islet 
• peninsula 
• reef