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islandophile

islandophile noun: a lover of islands.

Noun

islandophile (plural islandophiles)

  1. (rare) A lover of islands.
    • When, as happens rather often, 40-odd islandophiles descend upon Hibiscus Lodge to load up on Jamaican cuisine, it is not at all unusual for hotel managers from neighboring rival leviathans to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help Miss Pilliner.1970, “Jamaica”, in Jeanne Harman, Harry E. Harman, editors, Fielding’s Guide to the Caribbean, Plus the Bahamas, Fielding Publications, Incorporated, page 466
    • One resourceful ‘islandophile’ – Mr. Mark, owner of Tavern on Green restaurant in Philadelphia – has a clever and economically rewarding scheme he uses each year when he visits a Caribbean isle.1985 August 11, Gloria Hayes Kremer, “Guidelines Help Vacationers Choose a Place in the Sun”, in The Palm Beach Post, volume 52, number 32, West Palm Beach, Fla., page G1, column 2

Examples of islandophile in a sentence

  • Sally Gibson, writer, photographer, and islandophile, studied[…]1986, Landscape, →ISSN, page 48:
  • The next island on the itinerary, Bora Bora, is believed by many well-^([sic]) traveled islandophiles to be the most beautiful in the world.1988 May 22, Jonathan Siskin, “A stylish way to cruise the Society Islands”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 233, number 143, Boston, Mass....
  • Susan happily introducing speaker Steve Smith, Channel Eleven’s newzanchor, ya’know, and an islandophile from wayyy back – and as of this writing, a newly retired islander and fisherman.1999 June 6, Frances Powell, “A galapalooza for McClown House”, in The Daily News, number 57, Galveston, Tex., page C1, column 1:
  • But islandophiles have always had a special love for Capri (pronounced with the accent on the first syllable).2000, “Capri, Ischia, and Procida”, in Robert I. C. Fisher, editor, Naples and the Amalfi Coast: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to...

Forms of islandophile

pluralislandophiles

Origin of islandophile

From island + -o- + -phile.

Questions about islandophile

What does islandophile mean?
Islandophile means a lover of islands.
How do you use islandophile in a sentence?
Sally Gibson, writer, photographer, and islandophile, studied[…]
What part of speech is islandophile?
Islandophile is a noun.
What is the plural of islandophile?
The plural of islandophile is islandophiles.

Words near islandophile in the dictionary

  1. islandly
  2. islandman
  3. islandmen
  4. islandness
  5. islandology
  6. islandophile
  7. islandophiles
  8. islandress
  9. islandresses
  10. islandry
  11. islands

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