floating island
float·ing is·land
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [floh-ting ahy-luh nd]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈaɪ lənd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [floh-ting ahy-luh nd]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈaɪ lənd/
Definitions of floating island words
- noun floating island a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it. 1
- noun floating island a floating mass of earth and partly decayed vegetation held together by interlacing roots, as on a lake: usually formed by the accumulation of plant litter; sometimes artificially built on wooden platforms, as in Asia. 1
- noun floating island a floating mass of soil held together by vegetation 0
- noun floating island a floating mass of vegetation resembling an island 0
- noun floating island a dessert of boiled custard topped with a dab or dabs of meringue or whipped cream 0
- noun floating island A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard. 0
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Origin of floating island
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40
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Parts of speech for Floating island
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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floating island popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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