West Island

proper noun

an island to the west

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see west, island.
    1. an island to the west
    2. the western portion of an island
  2. New ZealandhumorousAustralia; an island lying to the west of New Zealand.

    Since then she has had a luminary career as writer, mentor, writing teacher and political activist in West Island. She has even gone so far as to take dual New Zealand/Australian citizenship, which I like to rib her about […]

    2016, Stephanie Johnson, Playing for Both Sides: Love Across the Tasman, page 16
  3. An island of the Cocos Islands, Australia in the Indian Ocean.
  4. A region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a region of the Island of Montreal composed of the cities and boroughs on the western portion of the island, and some neighbouring islands of that region; generally lying to the west of Autoroute 13.

Origin

west+island; From its location. * (New Zealand): by analogy with the North Island and South Island that make up New Zealand.

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Translations

French Ouest-de-l'Île
  • Ouest-de-l'ÎleWestern Montreal Island
Cite this entry
APA

West Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Island

MLA

“West Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Island.

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