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desert island

des·ert is·land
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dez-ert ahy-luh nd]
    • /ˈdɛz ərt ˈaɪ lənd/
    • /ˈdezət ˈaɪlənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dez-ert ahy-luh nd]
    • /ˈdɛz ərt ˈaɪ lənd/

Definitions of desert island words

  • countable noun desert island A desert island is a small tropical island, where nobody lives. 3
  • noun desert island a small remote tropical island 3
  • noun desert island island without inhabitants 1
  • noun desert island An uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics. 0
See all 4 definitions of desert island

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Parts of speech for Desert island

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Desert island

desert island popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for desert island

noun desert island

  • island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
  • isle — a small island.
  • islet — a very small island.
All 3 Synonyms of desert island

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