island

[US]/'aɪlənd/
[UK]/'aɪlənd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mfulamo uliochwa na mizigo kote.
Word Forms
Pluralislands

Phrases & Collocations

tropical island

kisiwa ya tropika

remote island

pembeni ya miguu

deserted island

pembeni ya miguu

volcanic island

pembeni ya mguu

beautiful island

pembeni ya miguu

on the island

kwenye pembeni

hainan island

pembeni ya Hainan

rhode island

pembeni ya Rhode

long island

pembeni ya mguu

heat island

pembeni ya mguu

desert island

isla ya jangla

urban heat island

jimbo la joto la mijini

south island

kisiwa kusini

island arc

arc ya kisiwa

staten island

pembeni ya Staten

lantau island

pembeni ya Lantau

north island

kisini cha kaskazoni

thousand island

pembeni ya mili

big island

pembeni kubwa

coney island

Kisiwa cha Coney

easter island

kisiwa ya Easter

tiny island

kiidzi cha kisiwa

vancouver island

pembeni ya Vancouver

ocean island

pembeni ya mguu

Example Sentences

the island is subsiding.

nchi ya kijana inapungua.

The islands are volcanic.

nchi zilizopo ni vyakula.

the island is full of character.

Kisiwa kimejaa sifa.

the ideality of the island of Aran.

utendaji wa nchi ya Aran.

an island penal colony.

kampuni ya kijana ya mazao.

The sovereignty of these islands is in dispute.

mamlaka ya nchi hizi inahusishwa.

the westernmost tip of the island

kwenye mchana mwingine wa nchi.

the popular island getaway of Penang.

mipango ya nchi ya Penang.

The island is a real heaven on earth.

Kisiwa hii ni mbinguni mpya kwenye dunia.

an island off the coast of southeast

kisiwa kati ya mizigo ya kati.

This island was once French territory.

nchi hii ilikuwa miji ya Fransi.

The island is accessible only by boat.

Isla hiyo inapatikana kwa maji tu.

The island is roughly circular in shape.

Kisiwa kimoja ni takriban mviringo katika umbo.

an uninhabited island

nchi ya kijana.

a chain of volcanic islands

minyororo ya visiwa vya volkano

the tropical island boasts an abundance of wildlife.

Kisiwa cha kaskazote kinafaa sana wanyamapori.

oceanic islands are generally depauperate in mayflies.

nchi za mizigo zinazidi kuwa kipimo cha mayflies.

Real-world Examples

An army was required in order to pacify the islands.

Kwa ajili ya kushinda miji, mchezo wa mpira ulitumia mchezo wa mpira.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

A while later, they reached an island.

Baada ya muda, wao walitiba mji.

Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Simplified Edition)

Rhode Island is not actually an island.

Rhode Island si mji kwa ujumla.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

And this way is called an island.

Na njia hii inaondoka mji.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2022 Collection

They decided to name the island Santa Apollonia.

Wao walifanya kuchagia jina kwa mji huu Santa Apollonia.

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

You can thank the urban heat island effect.

Unaweza kuchukua mji wa mizigo ya mji.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Technology

This is the island of Manhattan right here.

Hili ni mji wa Manhattan hapa.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2013

Ireland is a small island between the UK and America.

Eire na mji mdogo kati ya Uingereza na Amerika.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Many Tuvaluans are moving away from their beloved islands.

Mnadosi ya Tuvalu wanaondoka kwa miji yao ya mafupi.

Source: Global Slow English

A powerful, 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi Friday.

Mchovu mkuu wa kipimo 7.5 ulitumia mji wa Sulawesi Jumapili.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

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