île

Definitions of île
  1. noun
    a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
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    examples:
    île de Man
    one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
    îlot
    a small island
    type of:
    champ, sol, terre
    the solid part of the earth's surface
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