West Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see west, island.
  2. an island to the west
  3. the western portion of an island
  4. Australia; an island lying to the west of New Zealand.
  5. An island of the Cocos Islands, Australia in the Indian Ocean.
  6. A region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a region of the Island of Montreal composed of the cities and boroughs on the western portion of the island, and some neighbouring islands of that region; generally lying to the west of Autoroute 13.

Word forms

West Island

Etymology

west+island; From its location. * (New Zealand): by analogy with the North Island and South Island that make up New Zealand.

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