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| Aeaea |
in Greek mythology, the island home of the sorceress Circe. |
| Aeaean |
of or pertaining to Aeaea, the island home of the sorceress Circe in Greek mythology. [1/2 definitions] |
| Aeaean Circe |
in Greek mythology, the enchantress Circe, who has the power to turn sailors into swine, as described by an epithet referring to her island home, Aeaea. |
| Antigua |
an island country of the eastern West Indies; Antigua and Barbuda. [1/2 definitions] |
| Antilles |
the main island chain of the West Indies that includes Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and several smaller islands stretching to the coast of Venezuela. |
| Atlantis |
a mythical Atlantic island and ancient civilization west of Gibraltar that supposedly sank into the sea. |
| atoll |
a ring-shaped island or reef that surrounds a lagoon. |
| Australia |
an island continent southeast of Indonesia and between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bahrain |
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. [1/2 definitions] |
| Barbados |
an island country in the Antilles. |
| barrier island |
a long narrow sandy island formed parallel to a shore protecting it from erosion. |
| bluepoint |
a small oyster found mostly in beds near the eastern tip of Long Island. |
| Borneo |
a large island in the Malay Archipelago, the northern coast of which belongs to Malaysia and Brunei, while the rest belongs to Indonesia. |
| Britain |
the main island of the United Kingdom, located off the northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales; Great Britain. [1/2 definitions] |
| Britannia |
the island of Great Britain during the Roman Empire, esp. the southern, Roman provinces. [1/3 definitions] |
| Brooklyn |
a New York City borough on the western end of Long Island. |
| Cancún |
a popular Mexican resort town, part of which is island, located on the northeastern, Caribbean coast of the Yucatan peninsula. |
| Cape Horn |
a cape on an island that belongs to Chile, at the extreme southern end of South America. |
| cay |
a small, low-lying island or reef; key. |
| Celebes |
an Indonesian island east of Borneo; Sulawesi. |
| Corsica |
a French Mediterranean island between Sardinia and the Italian coast. |
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