islandish

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adjective

Pertaining to or characteristic of an island; insular.

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Meanings

adjectiveislandish (comparative more islandish, superlative most islandish)

comparative more islandish · superlative most islandish

  1. rarePertaining to or characteristic of an island; insular.

    He being, of himself, so bent: As, purposing, first, Inuincibly to Fortify the Chiefest and Vttermost Walls of his Ilandish Monarchy, against all Forreyn Encombrance possible […].

    1577, John Dee, Perfect Arte of Navigation

Origin

From island + -ish.

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APA

islandish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/islandish

MLA

“islandish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/islandish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “islandish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/islandish.

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