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half-islands

half-islands is the plural of half-island.

Meaning of half-island

Noun

half-island (plural half-islands)

  1. A piece of land which is "halfway" an island; a byland; peninsula.
    • Because of its half-island identity, the Korean peninsula has instilled among those who live along its coasts and on some of the over three thousand mostly small offshore islands, a long-term interest in fisheries.2005, Edward A. Olsen, Korea, the Divided Nation
  2. An area of land occupying part or half of an island.
    • Yunen finds the "study of the half-island" to be no better than a "half-study," one whose artificially narrow scope blocks the understanding of shared problems and the finding of shared solutions.2003, Eugenio Matibag, Haitian-Dominican counterpoint

Questions about half-islands

What is half-islands the plural of?
Half-islands is the plural of half-island.

Words near half-islands in the dictionary

  1. half-inching
  2. half-integer
  3. half-integers
  4. half-integral
  5. half-island
  6. half-islands
  7. half-jacket
  8. half-jackets
  9. half-Jew
  10. half-Jews
  11. half-joke

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