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island

Definition for island

noun as in land surrounded by body of water

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Fourteen survivors were also rescued since the shipwreck on November 6, near Thailand's Tarutao island while trying to reach Malaysia.

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Director Paul Murphy said the island's educators and community leaders had "shown a shared belief in what we're trying to achieve - creating spaces where every child feels they belong".

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The organisation based in Douglas, with northern and southern hubs, is the only foodbank on the island.

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But as the climate warmed, the woolly mammoths gradually vanished, with the last small herds surviving on remote Arctic islands until just 4,000 years ago.

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She has booked private islands for clients and flown in Michelin-starred chefs, yoga instructors and performers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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