English Words Starting With I

• islands

  plural-nounB1
  /ˈaɪləndz/A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
• islands council

  nounLow
  /ˈaɪləndz ˈkaʊns(ə)l/An administrative body governing a group of islands or a specific island region.
• islands of the blessed

  plural-nounlow
  /ˈaɪləndz əv ðə ˈblɛsɪd/A mythological paradise or utopian afterlife, often located in the far west, where heroes and virtuous people dwell in eternal bliss after death.
• islas canarias

  nounLow
  /ˌɪzləs kəˈneə.ri.əs/A Spanish archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of northwestern Africa.
• islay

  nounLow (C1+ level; proper noun with niche specialist usage)
  /ˈaɪlə/An island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, renowned for its production of distinctive peated single malt Scotch whisky.
• isle

  nounverb-transitiveC1-C2
  /aɪl/A small island; a poetic or literary term for an island.
• isle of capri

  nounLow
  /ˌaɪl əv kəˈpriː/A proper noun referring to a specific Italian island in the Bay of Naples, famous for its natural beauty, tourism, and historical sites.
• isle of dogs

  nounC2
  /ˌaɪl əv ˈdɒɡz/A peninsula in East London formed by a large meander of the River Thames.
• isle of man

  nounB2
  /ˌaɪl əv ˈmæn/A self-governing British Crown Dependency and island in the Irish Sea, located between Great Britain and Ireland.
• isle of pines

  nounRare
  /ˌaɪl əv ˈpaɪnz/A proper noun referring to a specific island, most notably either the Isle of Pines (Isla de la Juventud) south of Cuba, or a historical name for the Isle of Pines (Nouvelle-Calédonie) in New Caledonia.
• isle of sheppey

  nounLow
  /ˌaɪl əv ˈʃɛpi/A tidal island off the northern coast of Kent, England, in the Thames Estuary.
• isle of shoals boat

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Regional)
  /aɪl əv ʃəʊlz bəʊt/A specific, historic type of small fishing vessel, typically a sail-powered workboat, designed for the conditions around the Isle of Shoals off the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine, USA.
• isle of wight

  nounLow frequency (proper noun, geographical name).
  /ˌaɪl əv ˈwaɪt/A large island off the south coast of England, forming an English county.
• isle of youth

  nounRare
  /ˌaɪl əv ˈjuːθ/A proper noun referring to a specific island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba's main island.
• isle royale

  nounlow
  /ˌaɪl ˈrɔɪəl/The proper noun name of a large island archipelago in Lake Superior, designated as a national park in the United States.
• islet

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈaɪ.lət/A very small island.
• islet of langerhans

  nounVery Low
  /ˌaɪlət əv ˈlæŋəhænz/A cluster of hormone-producing cells in the pancreas.
• islets of langerhans

  plural-nounVery low
  /ˌaɪlɪts əv ˈlæŋəhænz/Clusters of hormone-producing cells in the pancreas, primarily responsible for regulating blood sugar levels.
• islington

  nounLow
  /ˈɪzlɪŋtən/A proper noun referring to a London borough and its main district in North London.
• islip

  nounVery low
  /ˈaɪslɪp/A place name, specifically a village in Oxfordshire, England.

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