Meanings
adjectiveoff-island (not comparable)
- not comparableAway from or outside of an island.
At the beginning of the twentieth century Nantucketers still divided the whole globe into on-island and off-island.
2026 February 9 (last accessed), “Strangers, Coofs, and Washashores”, in Nantucket Historical Association, archived from the original on 27 May 2022, page 1
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off-island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-island
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“off-island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-island. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-island,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-island.
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