tropical island

collocation in English

meaningsoftropicalandisland

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withisland.
tropical
adjective
uk
/ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈtrɑː.pɪ.kəl/
geography,environment
from or relating to the area between the ...
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island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition oftropicalandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftropical island

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It is part of a luxury hotel on thistropicalislandwhich is attracting quite a lot of tourism.
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But then, he founds atropicalisland.
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It is atropicalislandabout half the size of our own with two main ethnic groups.
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The ship runs aground on atropicalisland.
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It involves the player spending time on atropicalisland.
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Their plane crashes on a remotetropicalisland.
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The boats are sailing from a desert island toward atropicalislandwith the wind pushing the boats away preventing them from arriving at thetropicalisland.
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Finally, the ship grounds itself near an inhabitedtropicalislandand springs a leak.
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The ship survives the night, and the family finds themselves within sight of atropicalisland.
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The player works in a marine zoo on atropicalisland.
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They wash ashore on atropicalisland, the very one with the treasure.
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However, missionary work among such impoverished people on atropicalislandwas challenging.
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Both periods celebrate and embrace the regions uniquetropicalislandlike lifestyle.
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After days afloat, they arrive and are stranded on a lushtropicalisland.
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The motorboat goes faster and faster, until it crashes into atropicalisland.
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It tells the story of a family of dolls shipwrecked on an uninhabitedtropicalisland, together with their dollhouse.
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Producers sought to capture the allure of living on atropicalislandin a state of permanent vacation.
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It is set on a monkey-shapedtropicalislandwhere everyone joins in to create music magic.
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His plan is to take over thetropicalislandand build a hotel in the middle of the river.
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The plot focused on a group of teenage castaways on an uninhabitedtropicalislandafter a plane crash.
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Although these are relatively low numbers for a largetropicalisland, there is a high degree of endemism.
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All she knows is that her father left for atropicalislandto work on some research.
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Apparently the only survivors, they make it to atropicalisland, but soon learn that they are not entirely alone.
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Kuraman island has two main beaches and is noted for its fishing, large sand spit and pleasanttropicalislandatmosphere.
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Duke is relaxing on atropicalislandwhen he discovers that the aliens are having their own vacation.
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