Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off-island

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: of-f-is-land
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Away from or outside of an island.

Example Sentences

"At the beginning of the twentieth century Nantucketers still divided the whole globe into on-island and off-island."

Etymology

From off- + island.

Questions

What does off-island mean?: Away from or outside of an island.
Where does off-island come from?: From off- + island.

How to pronounce off-island

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