Word of the Day:
islander
What It Means
A person who lives on an island.
Islander in Context
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.”
Did You Know?
From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).
Source and license
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