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# islander

noun (an islander, islanders)

«islander» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An islander is a person who lives on an island, or was born on one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#m1)

### In the lessons

Geography and stories: Pacific Islanders, Torres Strait Islanders in Australia, Channel Islanders, people of the Scottish islands. It tells the reader where someone lives and often about ferries, fishing and the sea.

### Examples

- The islanders take the ferry to the mainland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x1)
- Torres Strait Islanders are one of Australia's First Peoples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x2)
- The islanders welcomed the visitors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x3)
- She is a proud islander from Orkney. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x4)
- The islanders fish and grow vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x5)
- Pacific Islanders sailed great distances in canoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x6)
- All this Sentaro soon found out by talking to the islanders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/#x7)

### Note

Silent «s»: «EYE-lan-der». Plural: islanders. Capital letter in names like «Torres Strait Islander», «Pacific Islander».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «islander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/islander/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«islander» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/islander.html) on Mova free.