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West Island

West Island proper noun: an island to the west.

Proper noun

West Island

  1. an island to the west
  2. the western portion of an island
  3. (New Zealand, humorous) Australia; an island lying to the west of New Zealand.
    • Since then she has had a luminary career as writer, mentor, writing teacher and political activist in West Island. She has even gone so far as to take dual New Zealand/Australian citizenship, which I like to rib her about […]2016, Stephanie Johnson, Playing for Both Sides: Love Across the Tasman, page 16
  4. An island of the Cocos Islands, Australia in the Indian Ocean.
  5. A region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a region of the Island of Montreal composed of the cities and boroughs on the western portion of the island, and some neighbouring islands of that region; generally lying to the west of Autoroute 13.

Origin of West Island

west+island; From its location. * (New Zealand): by analogy with the North Island and South Island that make up New Zealand.

Questions about West Island

What does West Island mean?
West Island means an island to the west.
What part of speech is West Island?
West Island is a proper noun.

Words near West Island in the dictionary

  1. West Indian lilac
  2. West Indians
  3. West Indies
  4. West Indies Federation
  5. West Irian
  6. West Island
  7. West Isles
  8. West Jaintia Hills
  9. West Java
  10. West Jerusalem
  11. West Jerusalemite

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