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Collocations for island - noun

ADJECTIVE

outlying, remote
a ferry service to the outlying islands
coral, tropical, volcanic
desert, deserted, uninhabited
offshore
Puerto Rico and its offshore islands

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… OF ISLANDS

chain, group
a group of tropical islands

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island + NOUN

chain, group
the island chain of the Bahamas
home
They were forced to leave their island home and start a new life on the mainland.
paradise
the island paradise of Phuket
nation
Fiji is a small South Pacific island nation.

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PREPOSITION

on an/the island
He owns a house on the island.

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PHRASES

the … coast, side, tip, etc. of an island
The best beaches are on the southern tip of the island.

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