small island
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmallandisland
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small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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island
noun[C]
uk/ˈaɪ.lənd/us/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition ofsmallandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Dismissing this issue as the concern of asmallislandwill not do either.
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The ship anchored on the south side of thesmallislandin eight fathoms.
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It is asmallisland.
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This is asmallisland.
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We are asmallisland.
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That is asmallisland.
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There have been problems over ownership of certain dinosaur specimens and collectors may be perceived as agents of erosion on asmallisland.
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Significant stands of mangroves are also found alongsmallislandshores of the tropics, and to a much lesser extent along some temperate shorelines.
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We are a fairlysmallisland.
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We are asmallislandof 42,000,000.
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However, we live in asmallisland.
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It is a verysmallisland.
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This is a verysmallisland.
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We live on asmallisland.
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After all, we are asmallisland.
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We are only asmallisland.
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That is a huge arsenal on asmallisland.
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This is asmallislandof 50 million people.
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It is asmallislandof 47 sq.
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We live on asmallislandwith a large population.
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This is asmallislandwith limited resources.
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In thissmallislandthe problems are intensifying beyond measure.
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We are onesmallislandin the world.
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This is asmallislandwith a growing population.
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