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off-island

off-island adjective: away from or outside of an island.

Adjective

off-island (not comparable)

  1. Away 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

Origin of off-island

From off- + island.

Questions about off-island

What does off-island mean?
Off-island means away from or outside of an island.
What part of speech is off-island?
Off-island is an adjective.

Words near off-island in the dictionary

  1. off-handedly
  2. off-handedness
  3. off-hour
  4. off-hours
  5. off-ice
  6. off-island
  7. off-islander
  8. off-islanders
  9. off-key
  10. off-kilter
  11. off-label

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