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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries小岛
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiǎo dǎo
"湖中心有一个风景秀丽的小岛。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very small island.
"The yacht anchored off a remote green islet in the middle of the lake." - 2
An isolated or distinct group of cells or tissue resembling a small island within an organ, such as the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
"The disease specifically attacks the insulin-producing cells within the pancreatic islets."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French diminutive 'isle', originating from the Latin 'insula' meaning island, combined with the diminutive suffix '-et'. It entered Middle English via Anglo-Norman French in the late medieval period to denote a very small island.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Islet"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Islet" is said worldwide
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îlot
Transliteration: ee-lo
"Un petit îlot de verdure se dressait au milieu du lac."
Inselchen
Transliteration: IN-sel-chen
"Das Boot fuhr an einem kleinen Inselchen vorbei."
isoletta
Transliteration: ee-zo-LET-ta
"C'è una piccola isoletta disabitata al largo della costa."
islote
Transliteration: ees-LOH-teh
"Los pescadores descansaron en un pequeño islote rocoso."
ilhéu
Transliteration: eel-YAY-oo
"O barco ancorou perto de um ilhéu deserto."
छोटा द्वीप
Transliteration: chhota dvip
"समुद्र के बीच में एक छोटा द्वीप था।"
小岛
Transliteration: xiǎo dǎo
"湖中心有一个风景秀丽的小岛。"
작은 섬
Transliteration: jageun seom
"그들은 호수 한가운데 있는 작은 섬으로 보트를 저어 갔다."
小島
Transliteration: kojima
"ボートはその小さな小島に向かって進んだ。"
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