inhabited island

collocation in English

meaningsofinhabitandisland

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inhabit
verb[T often passive]
uk
/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/us
/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/
to live in ...
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island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition ofinhabitandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The result is a superb record of the wildlife of the world's remotestinhabitedislandgroup, illustrated by outstanding colour photographs.
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It is aninhabitedislandwith 5,500 people of a mixture of races.
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Can he say how far away is the nearestinhabitedisland?
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Eachinhabitedislandhas its own council.
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The island is believed to be the world's smallest humaninhabitedisland.
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The formerly sparselyinhabitedislandwitnessed a steep rise of population.
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Grand le is the onlyinhabitedislandof the group, with a population of around 30.
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The second smallestinhabitedislandin the archipelago, the island has an area of 13.34 sqkm.
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It is also the most denselyinhabitedislandand has the lowest elevation of 1.5m 1 above sea level.
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It used to be the northernmostinhabitedisland, but forfeited that accolade when the lighthouse was automated and the last residents moved out.
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The island, 1.0 km in area, is the smallestinhabitedislandin the archipelago, and has a population of 49 persons.
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It is aninhabitedisland, although the population is quite small (around 100 people, down from around 1000 people in the 1950s).
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