island continent

island continent
[ʹaıləndʹkɒntınənt]
остров-континент (остров, приближающийся по своим размерам к континенту, напр. Гренландия)

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  • island continent — noun : an island as large or nearly as large as a continent the island continent of Greenland …   Useful english dictionary

  • island continent — /aɪlənd ˈkɒntənənt/ (say uyluhnd kontuhnuhnt) noun the, Australia. Also, the Island Continent …  

  • Island Continent — Australia …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Continent Australien — La plaque continentale australienne (en bleu clair)comprend la Nouvelle Guinée mais pas les îles du Pacifique comme la Nouvelle Zélande. En géologie, le continent australien (appelé aussi Australie Nouvelle Guinée, Sahul, Meganesia, Grande… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Continent australien — 26° S 141° E / 26, 141 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Island — Is land, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [=i]gland, ?gland, ?glond; [=i]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [=i]g, ?g, is akin to AS. e[ a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. [ o], Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Continent — Con ti*nent, n. [L. continens, prop., a holding together: cf. F. continent. See {Continent}, a.] 1. That which contains anything; a receptacle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The smaller continent which we call a pipkin. Bp. Kennet. [1913 Webster] 2. One… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Island of Palmas Case — (Scott, Hague Court Reports 2d 83 (1932), (Perm. Ct. Arb. 1928), 2 U.N. Rep. Intl. Arb. Awards 829), was a case involving a territorial dispute over the Island of Palmas (or Miangas) between the Netherlands and the United States which was heard …   Wikipedia

  • island — [ī′lənd] n. [< ME iland (respelled by assoc. with unrelated ISLE) < OE igland, iegland, lit., island land & ealand, lit., water land < ig, ieg, isle (akin to Ger aue, ON ey < PGmc * aujo, akin to * ahwo) & ea, water < PGmc * ahwo,… …   English World dictionary

  • Continent — Animated, color coded map showing the various continents. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is often subdivided into Europe and Asia (red shades), while North and South… …   Wikipedia

  • Island — For other uses, see Island (disambiguation). British Isles …   Wikipedia


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