Taipa

From Portuguese taipa, understood as a reference to mudflats.

Macao, at the mouth of the Canton river, contained, with the dependent islands of Taipa and Coloane, 74,568 Chinese, 3,106 native Portuguese, 615 Portuguese from the Continent and 177 from the islands, and 161 foreigners.

1899, “Portugal”, in Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1898 (Third Series), volume III (XXXVIII), New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 649, column 2:

Including two small islands—Taipa and Coloane—the whole colony totals only six square miles, but it supports some 300,000 people. About 99 percent are Chinese, many of them refugees.

1953 May, George W. Long, “Macau, a Hole in the Bamboo Curtain”, in National Geographic Magazine, volume CIII, number 5, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 679, column 1:

To the south of the main part of Macau, a bridge spanning a mile and a half of water leads to the island of Taipa, and a causeway connects Taipa to the other island, Coloane.

1986 January 12, Rudy Maxa, “Magical Macau, Gateway to China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-16:

The property is on Taipa, an island off the Macao peninsula, connected by a bridge. Most of the region’s casinos are on the peninsula, while Taipa is known as a residential area, and favored by expatriates. The island is about an hour from Hong Kong by ferry.

2010 April 27, Jeff Vandam, “House Hunting in ... China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2010-04-29, International Real Estate:

Taipa was once two islands that were slowly joined together by silt from the Pearl River. A similar physical joining has happened to Taipa and Coloane because of land reclamation from the sea. The new strip of land joining the two islands is known as Cotai (from Coloane and Taipa).

2017 May, Emily Matchar, Piera Chen, “Macau”, in Hong Kong (Lonely Planet), 17th edition, Lonely Planet Global Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 192:

It’s hard to imagine now, but there were once three mountainous, verdant islands between Macau and mainland China. The Portuguese named them Dom João, Montanha and Lapa. Later the islands became known in Chinese as Xiao (Little) Hengqin, Da (Big) Hengqin and Wanzai, respectively.
The two Hengqins, which faced Coloane and Taipa, were eventually joined by land reclamation to form a single island while Wanzai, a mere few hundred metres from Macau’s Inner Harbour (Porto Interior), saw its inclines levelled enough to become a peninsula.

2021 November 21, “On Chinese islands next to Macau, great stories of pirates, typhoons and war played out”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-11-21:

An island in Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.


South Gloucestershire

A local government unitary authority area in Gloucestershire, England created in 1996 on the abolition of the county of Avon. It is not administered as part of Gloucestershire, although historically part of that county.


North Tyneside

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough on the north side of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.


East Devon

A local government district of Devon, England.


Hamp

* As an English surname, of various origins, including the suburb Hamp in Somerset, from the source of the suffix -ham (“closed in land”) and a variant of Hamm, or from Middle English hemp (“hemp”).
* As a German surname, variant of Hampe.

(slang) A nickname for Hampshire or New Hampshire.


South Kesteven

A local government district of Lincolnshire, England.


North West Leicestershire

A local government district of Leicestershire, England.


North Lincolnshire

A unitary authority and borough in the traditional county of Lincolnshire, England, created in 1996 on the abolition of the county of Humberside.


South Derbyshire

A local government district of Derbyshire, England.


Sedgemoor

a low-lying area of land in the Somerset Levels in Somerset, England.

A local government district of Somerset, which includes some of the Somerset Levels and some surrounding areas.


South Cambridgeshire

A local government district of Cambridgeshire, England. The district completely surrounds the City of Cambridge, which is governed independently by its city council.


Suffolk Coastal

A former local government district of Suffolk, England. Merged with Waveney district on 1 April 2019 as East Suffolk district.


East Suffolk

An administrative county in Suffolk, England, created in 1889, along with West Suffolk. Both counties were abolished in 1974, being merged as Suffolk once again.


Gedling

A village in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6142).

A local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, which was named after the village.


South Tyneside

A metropolitan borough on the south side of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.


Arun

A local government district in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.


East Hampshire

A local government district of Hampshire, England, with its headquarters in Petersfield.


North Devon

A local government district of Devon, England, with its headquarters in Barnstaple.


Kojima

Borrowed from Japanese 小島 (Kojima) or 児島 (Kojima).

A place in Japan, any of several so named

An island in Japan, any of several so named


Syme

About the end of 1900 Symæan divers fishing from the sponge-fishing boat ‘Photios Lentiakós,’ under Captain Demetrios E. Kontos, pulled up the well-preserved hand of a bronze statue off the north coast of Antikythera, the ancient Aigile (Cerigotto), near the place called to-day Pinakakia, about an hour distant from the river (whose mouth is) the principal mooring ground of the island. At this discovery the captain of the boat dived himself, and seeing in the place where the hand was found a heap of various ancient statues, he stopped fishing for sponges and got under way for Syme (an island off the coast of Asia Minor, 15 miles N. W. of Rhodes), whence after consultation with other patriotic Symæans he came to Athens and communicated the find to the Greek Government, begging at the same time for official permission to go forward at his own expense to bring up the statues.

1903, Arthur Stoddard Cooley, “The Bronze Hermes from Antikythera”, in Records of the Past, volume 2, pages 207–208:


Cheshire East

Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich#English

A unitary authority area in Cheshire, England, created in 2009 with the amalgamation of the boroughs of Macclesfield, Congleton and Crewe and Nantwich.


Kirklees

Named after a medieval village and priory that no longer exist.

A metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, created in 1974.


West Lothian

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996 on the abolition of Lothian Region and other regions.


South Staffordshire

A local government district of Staffordshire, England, created in 1974.


Guildhall

A small town, the shire town of Essex County, Vermont, United States.

The administrative centre of the City of London corporation.


South Oxfordshire

A local government district of Oxfordshire, England, created in 1974.


South Lanarkshire

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 formed in 1996, which includes part of the historic county of Lanarkshire. Its headquarters are in Hamilton.


Knowsley

A village in Knowsley borough, Merseyside, England, originally in Lancashire (OS grid ref SJ4395).

The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, a local government district in Merseyside created in 1974 which takes its name from the village.


North Kesteven

A local government district of Lincolnshire, England, created in 1974. Its headquarters are in Sleaford.


Yell

The name of the Shetland Island is from Pictish, cognate with Welsh iâl (“pastureland”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”).

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.


North Warwickshire

A local government district with borough status of Warwickshire, England. Its headquarters are in Atherstone.


Stormontgate

Unionists have demanded a full public inquiry into the "Stormontgate" affair which began in October 2002 when allegations of an IRA spying operation at Stormont prompted suspension of the Northern Ireland assembly and three years of direct rule.

2005 December 19, Angelique Chrisafis, “Adams should resign over spy scandal, urges SDLP”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(informal) A 2002 scandal around allegations of a Provisional IRA spy ring operating in the Stormont parliamentary buildings.


Calderdale

From Calder + dale; named after the River Calder.


Grand Island

Sacramento County
Sacramento County#English

An island in Sacramento County, California.

An island in the village of Osterville, Massachusetts, United States.

A township and island in Alger County, Michigan.

A town and island in the Niagara River, Erie County, New York, United States. The name is derived from French La Grande Île.


West Berkshire

A local government district (unitary authority) in Berkshire, England, with its headquarters in Newbury. It was renamed from Newbury District in April 1998.


Saint Croix

The name of the island is derived from French croix (“cross”), the actual French spelling is Sainte-Croix. Named after the Holy Cross. Doublet of Santa Cruz.
The parish is named after the St. Croix River.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

An island and district of the United States Virgin Islands.


Kangaroo Island

Named in 1802 by British explorer Matthew Flinders, due to the endemic subspecies of the western grey kangaroo.

An island off the coast of South Australia, the third-largest island in Australia.


Fermanagh

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland.


Sandwell

A metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England.


Bohol

An island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines


Key Largo

From key (“cay”) + largo (“length”), from Spanish Cayo Largo, from being the first long significant cay in the Florida Keys archipelago, out from the mainland.

Cayo Largo

island in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Coast-to-coast, L.A. to Chicago: Western male / Across the North and South, to Key Largo: love for sale

1984, “Smooth Operator”, in Diamond Life, performed by Sade:

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya / Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama / Key Largo, Montego / Baby why don't we go

1988, “Kokomo”, in Still Cruisin', performed by The Beach Boys:

An island in the Florida Keys the largest significant cay in the archipelago in Florida, United States.


Cayo Largo

A cay in the Cuban archipelago, south of Cuba.


Dongxiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東庠／东庠 (Dōngxiáng).

An island in Dongxiang, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China


Siquijor

An island in the Bohol Sea, Visayas, Philippines


Basilan

Sulu Archipelago
Sulu Archipelago#English

An island in Sulu Archipelago, Mindanao, Philippines


Ushant

An island located in Finistère department, Brittany, France, at the southwestern end of the English Channel, marking the northwesternmost point of metropolitan France.


Kentish rag

en-noun

Kentish rag (usually uncountable, plural Kentish rags)

(geology) A rough fossiliferous limestone found in Kent.


Leyte

An island in Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines


East Ender

From East End + -er (suffix denoting residency).

suffix

When Professor Huxley lived as a medical officer in the East of London he acquired a knowledge of the actual condition of the life of many of its populace which led him long afterwards to declare that the surroundings of the savages of New Guinea were much more conducive to the leading of a decent human existence than those in which many of the East-Enders live.

1890, William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out:

A native or inhabitant of London's East End.


Matsu

en-proper noun

Matsu (usually uncountable, plural Matsus)

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin pronunciation for 馬祖 (Ma³-tsu³).

The steamer Lee Yuen, when about 30 miles from Foochow, abreast of Fuhyan, on her passage from this port to Foochow, carried away the lignum vitæ bush in the stern tube. She was beached for one tide under the lee of Matsu Island, for temporary repairs, and then proceeded to Foochow, where she has gone into dock.

1875 January 21, “Summary of News”, in North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, volume XIV, number 402, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 47, column 2; republished as “SHANGHAI”, in London and China Telegraph, volume XVII, number 601, 1875 March 8, →OCLC, page 186, columns 1, 2:

19. On the evening of 11 June, Nationalist warships YUNG CH'UN (永春) and CHENG AN (正安) and the Nationalist gunboat HAI LI (海利) engaged in battle with 2 Chinese Communist converted 200-ton gunboats, and a 1,400-ton armored motor junk in the Huangch'iwan (黄岐湾) area, approximately 10 miles northwest of Matsu Island. The Nationalist warships had pursued the Chinese Communist vessels from the mouth of the Min River. The HAI LI joined the battle in the Huangch'iwan area. The Chinese Communist motor junk was destroyed and the gunboats were damaged. The coastal defense positions of the Chinese Communist Seacoast Defense Battalion (sic) with a total of 7 guns along Huangch'iwan were partially destroyed by the HAI LI when the battalion's guns fired on Nationalist vessels during the battle.

1951 June 22, “Chinese Communist Military Activities, East China”, in CIA, page 3:

Now I think as far as Quemoy and Matsu are concerned, that the question is not these two little pieces of real estate- they are unimportant. It isn't the few people who live on them- they are not too important. It's the principle involved. These two islands are in the area of freedom. The Nationalists have these two islands. We should not force our Nationalist allies to get off of them and give them to the Communists. If we do that, we start a chain reaction, because the Communists aren't after Quemoy and Matsu, they're after Formosa. In my opinion, this is the same kind of woolly thinking that lead to disaster for America in Korea, I'm against it, I would never tolerate it as President of the United States, and I will hope that Senator Kennedy will change his mind if he should be elected.

1960, 55:49 from the start, in OCTOBER 7, 1960 Presidential Candidates Debate, US Vice President Richard M. Nixon (actor), C-SPAN:

A fisherman on the offshore island of Matsu caught more than 35,000 kilograms of sea crabs Dec. 13, breaking a record for one day which has stood for 10 years, military sources said.
. . .
Crabs are currently in season at Matsu, a few miles off shore from the Chinese Communist-held mainland and were previously being sold at NT$10 (about US$0.26) per kilogram.
A spokesman for the Matsu Defense Command said Wang's surprise catch helped to bring the price down to NT$8 per kilogram. Even so, Wang made some NT$28,000 (US$778) on his boatload.

1977 December 18, “Record crab catch for Matsu fisherman”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVIII, number 50, Taipei, page 4:

I also hammered hard on Kennedy's shortsighted unwillingness to defend the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu, occupied by Chiang Kai-shek's forces.

1978, Richard Nixon, RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 271:

For the new round of Chinese war games beginning on Monday, China has declared a large part of the Taiwan Strait as a military exercise area and has warned international shipping and aviation to stay away. The prospect of the exercises prompted about 300 Taiwan citizens to leave small islands around Matsu, the strategic bastion off the Chinese port of Fuzhou that was to serve as the Nationalists' staging area to retake the mainland.
"We are leaving for Taiwan to escape disaster," said a schoolgirl from the island of Tong Chu, near Matsu and just 10 nautical miles away from the area of the Chinese war games. Taiwan television stations carried film of the mini-evacuation, but also noted that a number of residents were choosing to stay in their homes.

1996, Patrick Tyler, “China Warns U.S. to Keep Away From Taiwan Strait”, in New York Times:

I should add a story, you know in the South at that time, Governor Barnett was sort of known as a bit of a dim bulb. And two years before, during the presidential campaign, one of the flashpoints in the debates that fall involved two Nationalist Chinese islands just off the coast of China: Quemoy and Matsu. And right after this argument erupted in the campaign, Ross Barnett was out politicking one day and the reporters asked him, "Governor, what about Quemoy and Matsu?" And he looked around sort of lost and said to one of his aides, "Them those two fellers I put on the Fishing and Game Commission last year?"

2012, 42:09 from the start, in Listening In: JFK's Secret Tapes, Thomas Oliphant (actor), John F. Kennedy Library Foundation:

The new port on the Chinese mainland side, which is located in Langqi island, Mawei District, is 23 nautical miles off Matsu island, reducing the original journey by 40 minutes.

2019 May 18, “New passenger route links Mawei in Fujian with Matsu island”, in Mu Xuequan, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 2020-10-05:

Others living on Matsu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands closer to neighboring China, had to struggle with paying electricity bills, making a doctor’s appointment or receiving a package.

2023 March 8, Huizhong Wu, Johnson Lai, “Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands’ internet cables”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, Business:

An island in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, also known as Nangan.


Hibernically

en-adv

Hibernically (comparative more Hibernically, superlative most Hibernically)

more Hibernically (comparative)
most Hibernically (superlative)


Kelleys Island

Named after Datus and Irad Kelley, who settled on the island in the early 19th century. The name was used since 1840.

A village in Erie County, Ohio, United States, and the island which it fully occupies in Lake Erie.


Straits Settlements

Named for the Singapore Straits on older maps of the area.

(historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom in Southeast Asia between 1826–1946 consisting of modern-day Singapore and Malacca, Penang, and Perak in Malaysia, as well as a few other miscellaneous territories for other periods.


Peterborian

en-adj

Peterborian (comparative more Peterborian, superlative most Peterborian)

more Peterborian (comparative)
most Peterborian (superlative)


Horshamite

Horshamite (comparative more Horshamite, superlative most Horshamite)

more Horshamite (comparative)
most Horshamite (superlative)


Sheffielder

[…] and with the two promised Sheffielders, Driver Elliott and Fireman Lewis, we were soon on our way over the most unapproachably dreary region of the whole run, scarcely to be paralleled in the Black Country itself.

1949 March and April, F. G. Roe, “I Saw Three Englands–2”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:


Torfaen

A county borough in south Wales, previously in Gwent, and historically in Monmouthshire.


Masbate

Masbate Island (an island in Luzon, Philippines), which is the largest of three in its province with the other two being Ticao island and Burias island


Siga

An island, a terra nullius in Gornja Siga, in the Danube, Europe, on the border between Croatia and Serbia


Howland Island

Named for brothers George and Matthew Howland, who were early investors in guano mining on the island.

An uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.


Bolama

One of the islands of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau


Fogo

Sotavento Islands
Sotavento Islands#English

An island in the Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde.


Santo Antão

One of the islands of the Bissagos Archipelago


Brava

Alternative form of Barawa (“Somalian city”)


Bubaque

The second most populated place in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau


Panglao

An island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines, off the southwest of Bohol island near Tagbilaran


Swale

From Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”), which could be related to swealwe. Also compare the proper noun Swallow.

A river, a tributary of the Ure in North Yorkshire, England.

The Swale, a channel between the Isle of Sheppey and the Kentish mainland.

A local government district with borough status in Kent, England, created in 1974 with its headquarters in Sittingbourne and named after the channel.


Romblon

Borrowed from Spanish Romblon, from Romblomanon.

Romblon Island (an island in Luzon, Philippines)


South Norfolk

A local government district of Norfolk, England, created in 1974, with its headquarters in Long Stratton.


North Norfolk

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

A neighbourhood of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.


Camiguin

From Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong. The tree thrived near Lake Mainit, in Surigao del Sur, the area from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands came.


Rock Island

The island near Trinidad is named for its physical characteristics.

The name of a number of islands in various places, as well as a promontory in Ireland.

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English


Epi

Our next port of call after Tongoa was the northwest coast of the island of Epi where Vaemali Hospital is situated. […] The village of Vaemali on Epi has another claim to fame: it has an airfield which is a bit like a roller coaster.

2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 77:

An island of volcanic origin in the province of Shefa, Vanuatu.


Paama

The next mission station for us to visit was on Paama Island, where Alison Todd, an Australian nursing sister, was stationed. Alison is tall and very definite in her manner. She had worked on the island of Tanna and also at PMH before going to Paama.

2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 78:

A small island dominated by hills in the province of Malampa, Vanuatu.


Puget Island

census-designated place
census-designated place

Wahkiakum County
Wahkiakum County#English

An island and census-designated place in the Columbia River, Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States.


Teagueland

O who'll march for me? now speak any that dare, / A horse and a hundred pounds for him, that's fair; / Dear courtier excuse me from Teagueland and slaughter, / And take, which you please, my wife or my daughter.

1690, Thomas Brown, “The Cavalcade, and disbanding the Royal Regiment; a Ballad fo Jo. Haynes, 1690”, in Works of Mr. Thomas Brown, 8th edition, volume 4, London: Henry Lintot & Charles Hitch, published 1744, page 275, stanza 16:

To Teagueland we this beauty owe, / Teagueland her earliest charms did know

a. 1706, Charles Sackville, The Antiquated Coquet:


Shinkin-ap-Morgan

A stereotypical Welsh name. From Jenkins ap (“son of”) Morgan. Compare English Taffy.

With Shinkin-ap-Morgan, with Blue-cap, or Teague, / We into no Covenant enter, nor League.

c. 1660–1663, “A Begger I'll Be”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 29:


Cocos Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands


Saint Vincent

saint+Vincent.
* (island): Calque from Spanish, from Italian. Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1498, after the island was sighted on St Vincent's Day, 22 January 1498.

coin

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

An island in the Caribbean, the largest island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Chappaquiddick Island

From Massachusett cheppiaquidne (or tchepi-aquidenet) “separate island”, plus English island.

An island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, east of Martha's Vineyard.


Efate

True to its reputation the boat rolled around Devil's Point as we headed out to the islands north of Efate.

2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 150:

An island in Shefa, Vanuatu, the most populous island of the country.


Shepherd Islands

Named by James Cook after Anthony Shepherd (c. 1721 – 1796), British astronomer and friend of Cook.

An archipelago between the larger islands of Epi and Efate in the province of Shefa, Vanuatu.

Anthony Shepherd
James Cook
Shepherd Islands


Tanna

Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”).


North East Derbyshire

A local government district of Derbyshire, England, created in 1974.


Central Bedfordshire

A unitary authority in Bedfordshire, England, created in 2009 on the merger of Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire districts.


Rockall

An uninhabited islet in the north Atlantic Ocean, claimed by the United Kingdom.


Circle

A town, the county seat of McCone County, Montana, United States. Named after a cattle brand in the form of a circle.


Torres Strait Islands

A group of hundreds of small islands which lie in the Torres Strait, between Australia and New Guinea.


Meleda

From Italian Meleda and Venetan Meleda, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), q.v. Doublet of Malta and Mljet.

(obsolete or historical) Synonym of Mljet, an island in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia.


Lord Howe Island

An unincorporated island in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, belonging to New South Wales.


Portmuthian

Portmuthians are proud of the fact that Englishmen cannot consider their national history without considering the part which Portsmouth played in it.

1938, The Library Association Record, volume 40, page 218:


three stops short of Dagenham

en-adj

three stops short of Dagenham (not comparable)

/ˌθɹiː stɒps ˈʃɔːt əv ˈdæɡən(ə)m/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-three stops short of Dagenham.wav

/ˌθɹi stɑps ˈʃɔɹt əv ˈdæɡənəm/

The term refers to the location of Barking station on the District line of the London Underground, which is three stops west of Dagenham Heathway tube station, in allusion to the phrase barking mad.

If you don't already insist on the word "unrefined" being on your bags of sugar, I am willing to bet that you will from this day forth, unless you: a) suffer from a particularly virulent inability to be influenced for the better by anyone or anything; b) are three stops short of Dagenham (check it out on a Tube map); or c) are so uninterested in sourcing good ingredients that you shouldn't be let loose in the kitchen.

2001 March 15, Tamasin Day-Lewis, “So wonderfully unrefined”, in Charles Moore, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC:

[...] Floral Highnotes brilliantly combined opera and flower-arranging in what can only be described as a performance that was three stops short of Dagenham. Which is to say, for those not au fait with the London Underground, Barking.

2010 April 18, Robert Epstein, “Britain’s got plenty of exhibitionists, but has it got talent?”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-06-04:

He winked at me. ‘Now, my friend, I’m three stops short of Dagenham.’ / ‘Three stops short of Dagenham?’ I asked. / Bert roared with laughter. ‘Barking, mate,’ he said. ‘I’m fucking barking.’

2011, Jimmy Frazier, “Barry’s Nose”, in Nurse! Nurse!: A Student Nurse’s Story, London: Constable & Robinson, →ISBN:

If you invest in a business where even they say they won't make money, you're three stops short of Dagenham.

2011 May 22, Justin Urquhart Stewart, “Money briefing: May 22”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC:

On the other side of the room, a crowd has gathered around a box of chocolate cupcakes filled with Marmite from chic London bakery LOLA's. It sounds three stops short of Dagenham (Barking), but, strangely, it works.

2014 June 19, Emma Hughes, “Town Mouse on some Cupcakes with a Difference”, in Mark Hedges, editor, Country Life, London: TI Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-08-08:

If you told even the most loyal residents of Barking that their station was a masterpiece they’d probably think you were three stops short of Dagenham.

2019 March 1, “Evening Standard comment: […] Barking is just bellissimo”, in George Osborne, editor, Evening Standard, London: Evening Standard, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-04-01:

Barking station
Dagenham Heathway tube station
District line
London Underground


East Ayrshire

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its headquarters in Kilmarnock.


Sarangani

/sɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡa.nɪ/

An island in Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines


Bioko

Named in honor of Equatoguinean politician Cristino Seriche Bioko.

A volcanic island in Equatorial Guinea, located off the coast of Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra.


Guimaras

A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Jordan

An island in Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines


Catanduanes

An island in Luzon, Philippines, situated to the east of the Bicol Peninsula


Edinbronian

The impression she left upon the Edinbronians was so vivid that they didn't care for Celeste after her, and they wouldn't stand Webster at any price after Murray in " Muster Grinnidge."

1890, John Coleman, Players and Playwrights I Have Known:

Alternatively there may be a sly joke here as the Highlander Ramsay is more 'northern' than the Edinbronian Hume.

2015, Michael Morris, Scotland and the Caribbean, c.1740-1833: Atlantic Archipelagos, →ISBN:

The wind wasn't so fierce but few Edinbronians had ventured out.

2015, Douglas Corleone, Gone Cold: A Simon Fisk Thriller, →ISBN, page 124:


Edinbourgeois

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Edinbourgeois.wav

Brian Cassells' theory about morbid publicity being good publicity had proved incorrect and the average Edinbourgeois was too affronted by the title alone to consider seeing the show.

2011, Simon Brett -, So Much Blood, →ISBN:

Christopher Wallace, originally German but now an Edinbourgeois, in his The Resurrection Club (1999) queries the dissection and consumption of ourselves through markets of memory like Edinburgh Festivals.

2012, Caroline McCracken-Flesher, The Doctor Dissected: A Cultural Autopsy of the Burke and Hare Murders, →ISBN:

In 1822 the Edinbourgeois started to build the Parthenon on top of the Calton Hill, to commemorate the war.

2014, Christopher Harvie, Scotland: A Short History: new edition, →ISBN, page 148:


Edinburger

At this time there happened to be a traveling skeptic in Edinburg, who was determined not to enter a church, or pay the least deference to the religious habits of the God-fearing Edinburgers.

1875, Wayside Gleanings in Europe, page 19:

Why would he want to become an Edinburger? He's proud of his Fife roots.

2013, Daniel Gray, Stramash!: Tackling Scotland's Towns and Teams, →ISBN, page 108:

Socially, Edinburgh is a finely balanced mixture of middle and working classes; conservative in manner, often muted in voice, Edinburgers are perhaps the polar opposites to the brash, tanned, self-aggrandizing population of its near neighbour, Glasgow.

2014, Andrew-Henry Bowie, The Death of Mr. Grumble, →ISBN:


Britania

A group of twenty four islets in Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur, in the Philippines.


Boracay

From Ati. Probably from Aklanon. Alternatively from Hiligaynon sagay.

An island in Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines, off the northwest tip of Panay island


Siargao

From Spanish Siargao, from Surigaonon Siargao, from saliargaw.

Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte#English

An island in Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines, off the northeast of Mindanao, east of the Dinagat Islands


fenodyree

(folklore) A little hairy sprite in the folklore of the Isle of Man.


North Sentinel Island

An island in the Andaman Islands, that is inhabited by the Sentinelese. The island is a forbidden island, where no contact is allowed with the outside world; outsiders may be executed on arrival.


Twenty-Six Counties

(Ireland, informal) The twenty-six counties that form the Republic of Ireland.

na Sé Chontae is Fiche

the 26 counties that comprise the Republic of Ireland


Lindisfarne

Uncertain. From Old English Lindisfarena. It is thought the first element refers to the Lindsey area of Lincolnshire (from Old English Lindesēġe). The second element -farne may be from Old English farena, genitive plural of fara (“traveller”). Thus a plausible translation of the full name would be, "island of the travellers to and from Lindsey".

A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic Christianity.


La Palma

A city in Orange County, California, United States.


Læsø

An island and municipality of Denmark, in the Kattegat.


Castle Point

Castle Point, Missouri
Castle Point, New York

A hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States


Desertas Islands

A small archipelago between Madeira and Morocco


Kawit

From Cebuano Kawit, from kawit (“type of container”).

A peninsula, formerly an island of Kawit, in Cebu, Philippines


Marble Arch

Marble Arch (canonical)
the Marble Arch (canonical)

/mɑːbəl ˈɑːt͡ʃ/

A landmark in Central London which lends its name to the surrounding area.


Hertsmere

From Herts (“Hertfordshire”) + mere (“boundary”).

af

A local government district with borough status of Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Borehamwood


Broxbourne

A local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Cheshunt


Tandridge

A local government district of Surrey, England, formed in 1974 and named after the village, with its headquarters in Oxted. The old Tandridge Hundred was in the same area.


Welwyn Hatfield

Named after its main towns, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield.

Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City#English

A local government district with borough status of Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Welwyn Garden City


Reigate and Banstead

A local government district with borough status of Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Reigate


Surrey Heath

A local government district with borough status of Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Camberley


Mole Valley

Named after the valley of the River Mole.

A local government district of Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Dorking


Bracknell Forest

A local government district with borough status of Berkshire, England, renamed from Bracknell in May 1988, and converted to a unitary authority in April 1998.


Rushmoor

From Old English risc (“rush”) + mor (“moor”).

A local government district with borough status of Hampshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Farnborough


Aylesbury Vale

A local government district of Buckinghamshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Aylesbury. The district was abolished on 1 April 2020 when Buckinghamshire became a unitary authority.


Folkestone and Hythe

A local government district of Kent, England, renamed from Shepway in April 2018, with its headquarters in Folkestone


Tonbridge and Malling

A local government district with borough status of Kent, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in West Malling


Ribble Valley

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Clitheroe.


Fylde

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.


South Ribble

Situated on the south side of the River Ribble

A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leyland


West Lancashire

A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Ormskirk


Rossendale

The Rossendale Valley and Forest of Rossendale are within the borough.

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Bacup.


Blackburn with Darwen

A borough and unitary authority in Lancashire, England, formed in 1974 and renamed from Blackburn in May 1997


Hyndburn

A local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England, formed in 1974 and named after the river, with its headquarters in Accrington


Nuneaton and Bedworth

A local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Nuneaton.


Hinckley and Bosworth

The Bosworth part of the name is Market Bosworth.

A local government district with borough status of Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Hinckley


Blaby

en-proper noun

Blaby (countable and uncountable, plural Blabys)

From the unattested Old Norse personal name *Blár, a byname from blár (“dark”), + bý (“farmstead”).

A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5697).


Breckland

A local government district in Norfolk formed in 1974 and named after the region, with its headquarters in Dereham


King's Lynn and West Norfolk

A local government district with borough status of Norfolk, England, formed in 1974 with the name West Norfolk and renamed in 1981. Its headquarters are in King's Lynn.


Oadby and Wigston

A local government district with borough status of Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Wigston Magna


Charnwood

A local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Loughborough. It was named after Charnwood Forest.


East Staffordshire

Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent#English

A local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Burton upon Trent


Cannock Chase

A local government district in Staffordshire formed in 1974 and named after the above area, with its headquarters in the town of Cannock


Staffordshire Moorlands

A local government district of Staffordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leek


Telford and Wrekin

A unitary authority with borough status in Shropshire, England, formed in 1974 as The Wrekin District and renamed in 1998.


Bath and North East Somerset

A unitary authority in the historical county of Somerset, England formed in April 1996 on the abolition of the County of Avon from Bath and Wansdyke districts. Not administered as a part of Somerset although historically in that county.


Northavon

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

a local government district in the former county of Avon, England, formed in 1974 and merged into South Gloucestershire in 1996.


Woodspring

a local government district in the former County of Avon, formed in 1974 and renamed North Somerset in 1996.


Rushcliffe

A local government district with borough status of Nottinghamshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in West Bridgford


Newark and Sherwood

A local government district of Nottinghamshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Newark-on-Trent


Bassetlaw

A local government district of Nottinghamshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Worksop


West Lindsey

A local government district of Lincolnshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Gainsborough


Redcar and Cleveland

A borough and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England , with its headquarters in Redcar. It was originally formed in 1974 as Langbaurgh, receiving its present name in 1996 on the abolition of Cleveland County.


Brighton and Hove

A unitary authority and city in East Sussex, England, formed in 1997 on the merger of the towns of Brighton and Hove. It was granted city status in 2001.


North East Lincolnshire

A unitary authority in Lincolnshire, England, formed in 1996 from the boroughs of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes on the abolition of the county of Humberside, with its headquarters in Grimsby. It is not administered as part of the county of Lincolnshire.


East Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford#English

A local government district of Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Bishop's Stortford


North Hertfordshire

A local government district of Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Letchworth


Mid Suffolk

A local government district of Suffolk, England, formed in 1974


Kerguelen Islands

Coined by British Navy officer James Cook in 1776. Named after French Navy officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734–1797), who discovered the islands in 1772.

named-after

Kerguelen Plateau
Kerguelen Plateau#English

An archipelago in Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean. A group of islands in the Antarctic, south of the Indian Ocean


Basingstoke and Deane

A local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England, formed in 1974 as Basingstoke and renamed in 1978


Mid Sussex

A local government district of West Sussex, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Haywards Heath


Adur

A river in West Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel


Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

A unitary authority in Dorset, England, formed on 1 April 2019, which replaced and merged the boroughs in these three towns


Kerguelen

From French Kerguelen, from Breton Kergelen.

Kerguelen Islands
Kerguelen Islands#English

An archipelago in Kerguelen, Southern Ocean

Kerguelen Island
Kerguelen Island#English

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

Ellipsis of Kerguelen Island.; An island in Loire river in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France


Boris bus

Named after Boris Johnson, mayor of London from 2008–2016.

Sadiq Khan has dumped the "Boris bus", a key part of the now foreign secretary's legacy as London mayor, because it is too expensive to produce.

2016 December 31, Daniel Boffey, “London's 'Boris bus' reaches end of road as Sadiq Khan halts purchases”, in The Guardian:

The new Routemaster (dubbed the “Boris Bus”) was a hybrid diesel-electric double-decker that retained the “hop-on, hop-off” rear open platform of the original Routemasters but with updated features that made it fully accessible.

[2022, Victoria R. Williams, London: Geography, History, and Culture, Bloomsbury, →ISBN:

(UK, informal) A particular type of double-decker bus used in London, as popularized by mayor Boris Johnson; New Routemaster.


Fasta Åland

The largest and most populous island of Åland Islands.


Bogskär

A small group of islets in the Baltic Sea; owned by Finland.


Emäsalo

An island and village in Porvoo, Finland.


Flötjan

A small rocky islet located in the Åland Sea.


Traversay Islands

South Sandwich Islands
South Sandwich Islands

A subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands. It consists of Zavodovski Island, Leskov Island and Visokoi Island.


Gough Island

British overseas territory
British overseas territory

A volcanic island in the South Atlantic. It is a part of the British overseas territory.


Montagu Island

The largest island of the South Sandwich Islands.


Zavodovski Island

An uninhabited island part of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the South Atlantic.


Cijin

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 旗津 (Cíjin).

4 p.m. - Cijin island is a five-minute ferry ride from the navy base. There is a long beach -- far from Taiwan’s finest -- but the beautiful fort on the headland is the real reason to come here. The main town is full of seafood restaurants, should you wish to stay for dinner. Expect high quality, tasty food and very reasonable prices.

2008 June 26, “Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2020-10-21:

The Chinese settled on Cijin Island in the late Ming dynasty, and throughout the Qing period Kaohsiung was an administrative centre for the Taiwan territory.

2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 256:

An island of Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.


Sable Island

From French sable (“sand”) + island.
From French Île de Sable (“Isle of Sand”).
From being an island made up of a sandbar.

An island in Nova Scotia, Canada. A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction.


troop the colour

en-verb

troop the colour (third-person singular simple present troops the colour, present participle trooping the colour, simple past and past participle trooped the colour)

troops the colour (present singular third-person)
trooping the colour (participle present)
trooped the colour (participle past)
trooped the colour (past)

(Commonwealth) To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.


Backstop

(UK) A proposed seamless border between Ireland and Northern Ireland in the event of Brexit.


Petty France

City of Westminster
City of Westminster#English

A named street in the City of Westminster, London SW1 (OS grid ref TQ2979).


Hattonite

Someone from any of several localities in England called Hatton.


Guildfordian

The bonfire night celebrations in Victorian Guildford were a far cry from those familiar to Guildfordians today.

1985, Surrey Archaeological Collections:

Someone from or residing in Guildford, Surrey, England.


island of Ireland

The second largest island in the British Isles: Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland collectively.


Dugi Otok

From Serbo-Croatian dugi + otok, meaning long island.

Lavdarski Kanal lies between the southeastern part of Dugi Otok and Ostrvo Lavdara with two islets northwestward and one southeastward.

1968, United States. Naval Oceanographic Office, Sailing directions for the Mediterranean: Southeast Italy, the Adriatic, and western Greece to Akra Tainaron, page 379:

Between Ugljan and Dugi Otok lies the sheltered island of Iž, which is little more than two harbour settlements – Mali Iž and Veli Iž – connected by what passes for a road in these parts.

2010, Piers Letcher, Rudolf Abraham, Croatia, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 273:

Approaching from S, beware of Hrid Po Hliba, a rocky islet which lies about 2 1⁄2 cables off Dugi Otok and about 1M SE of Rt Pelegrin.

2019, Trevor and Dinah Thompson, Adriatic Pilot, Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd, page 297


Rikers Island

Cause you might have been robbin', you might have been whylin' / But you won't be smilin' on Rikers Island

1990, “Rikers Island”, in Wanted: Dead or Alive, performed by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo:

I have pieced it together by now: The Iranians are operating a terrorist sleeper cell in the United States, one arm of which operates out of the prison on Rikers Island.

2010, Seth Edgarde, Hart Island, Blackbird Books, →ISBN:

An island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, New York that is home to New York City's main jail complex.


TfW

Transport for Wales
w:Transport for Wales


White Cliffs of Dover

A chalky region of English coastline, part of the North Downs formation, facing the Strait of Dover and France.


Argyll and Bute

A large council area on the west coast of Scotland.


North Lanarkshire

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.


Stormont

The proposal requires Stormont to approve the special arrangements for Northern Ireland to remain aligned with the EU before the end of the transition period and every four years after that.

2019 October 3, Lisa O'Carroll, “What are the concerns over Stormont's role in proposed Brexit deal?”, in The Guardian:

Downing Street hopes the package, combined with parallel negotiations with the DUP over post-Brexit trading arrangements, will persuade the DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, to restore Stormont after almost two years of political stasis.

2023 December 11, Rory Carroll, Ben Quinn, “Northern Irish leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to revive Stormont”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly

(metonymically, UK politics) The Northern Ireland Assembly.


morfa

[...] just inside the entrance to rabbits' burrows on the sandy "morfa" between Criccieth and Borth-y-gest, Carnarvonshire, and again in similar circumstances at Talybont [...] Fairly common in June on sandy "morfas" at Criccieth and Talybont, North Wales.

1947, James William Tutt, The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, volumes 59-60, page 46:

[…] makes good use of the level areas across the morfas which fringe the Welsh peninsula. As a result, the special achieved flying averages of over a mile-a-minute from Ferryside to Loughor, with a maximum of 74mph for the 5.6 miles between Kidwelly and Pembrey.

2000, The Railway Magazine, volume 146, page 54:

The wildlife of the morfa, the saltmarshes, reflects the diversity of their setting whilst being distinctly Welsh. There is nothing immutable about this landscape and its wildlife; its heritage is one of change.

2017 October 19, Clive Chatters, Saltmarsh, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 125:

(Wales) A low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh.


Hammersmith & City

Before we reach the Circle saga, two other extensions of the Met need to be mentioned. The first is the Hammersmith & City Railway - now the western part of the Hammersmith and City Line. It was built and jointly funded by the Metropolitan and the Great Western, even as they were arguing over operation of the Metropolitan.

2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 49:

(rail transport) A London Underground line which runs from Hammersmith to Barking via Paddington and King's Cross.


Cimei

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 七美 (Ciměi).

Some 58 kilometers south of Makung, or four hours by yacht, lies Chimei island. The name means “seven beauties” in English, and commemorates the virtue of seven virgins in the Ming Dynasty who, according to legend, threw themselves into a well rather than be captured by the invaders.[...]Small airports have also been built on Chimei and Penghu are convenient.[...]Small airports have also jbeen^([sic – meaning been]) built on Chimei and Wangan islands to handle services by light aircraft.

[1982 May 9, “Penghu: Old and new in charming blend”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 18, Taipei, page 2:

If Penghu’s main island is not quite remote enough, regular flights depart from Makung to tiny Chimei Yu ④ (Isle of Seven Beauties).

[2003, “Taiwan Strait Islands”, in Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 225:

Cimei (Qimei) Islet, the southernmost of the Penghu archipelago, is named after seven legendary local beauties who threw themselves down a well rather than have their virtue despoiled by a gang of marauding pirates.

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 198:

The pygmy seahorse, known as Hippocampus bargibanti, was discovered 30 nautical miles (55.6km) southwest of Cimei (七美), the southernmost island in the Penghu archipelago, during a research trip, the academy said.

2021 September 25, “Pygmy seahorse spotted for the first time near Penghu”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 2021-09-24:

On May 28, there will be a show on Cimei Island; on June 11, there will be a show on Wangan Island, and on June 25, there will be one on Jibei Island.

2022 April 26, Natalie Tso, “Penghu kicks off 20th International Fireworks Festival”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 2022-04-26:

An island in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan.


Overground

From overground, in contrast to the Underground.

Yes, it was rather bizarre to make a former underground line into part of a network called London Overground, and at Whitechapel the Overground goes under the Underground. But let's not spoil our happy ending for the East London Line.

2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 94:

(rail transport) The London Overground, a counterpart of London Underground operated by TfL (Transport for London), which operates some of the various lines around London which are mainly above ground.


fourth rail

It was the only line to operate by means of the third-rail system (as distinct from the fourth-rail system now universal on all London's Underground railways) and its coaches were of different design and appearance from those on other systems.

1948 January and February, C. R. L. Coles, “The Grouping Era”, in Railway Magazine, page 21:

The railway used the 'Third Rail' system of electrification, like all the early Tubes. (But it would soon be replaced across the network by another system even more exciting - Fourth''' Rail!)

2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 103:

(rail transport) An extra rail in addition to the third rail (live rail) which is used for current return purposes, mainly by London Underground, because of problems caused by using the running rails for current return underground.


Punkie Night

From punkie (“lantern similar to a jack-o’-lantern”) + night.

(South West England, chiefly Somerset) A night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests.


Wangan

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 望安 (Wàng'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Wang⁴-an¹.

Small airports have also jbeen^([sic – meaning been]) built on Chimei and Wangan islands to handle services by light aircraft.

1982 May 9, “Penghu: Old and new in charming blend”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 18, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:

He distinguishes three main domains in the Penghu archipelago(Fig. 2): (1) in the main northern islands and in central Wangan (Pachao) island, alkali basalts and tholeiites alternate, (2) to the northeast, within a NW-SE trending zone, the alkali basalts contain numerous ultramafic nodules and (3) to the south, on Chimei and the surrounding islands, alkali basalts clearly dominate.
. . .
Four ages may be related to the major alkali-tholeiite basalt flows of the northern group of islands and Wangan (Pachao) island, 12.7, 13.3, 13.5 and 16.2 Ma.

1990, Jacques Angelier, Françoise Bergerat, Hao Tsu Chu, Wen Shing Juang, Chia Yu Lu, “Paleostress analysis as a key to margin extension: The Penghu Islands, South China Sea”, in Tectonophysics, volume 183, →DOI, pages 163, 164:

To the south, Wangan Islet has a population of about 4,000, making it the most populated of the outlying islands.

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 196:

In addition, the biggest of the South Sea Islands - Wangan and Cimei - both have airports that host frequent flights from mainland Taiwanese cities.

2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), →ISBN, page 446:

Among the archipelago's ecological attractions are turtles and avians. The green turtles (Chelonia mydas japonica) that lay their eggs on Wangan Island between May and October are an endangered species protected by ROC law.

2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Travel Guides) (Travel), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 310:

This study investigated the potential of achieving energy autonomy in Wangan Island, based on the use of renewable energy....Renewables could replace costly diesel for electricity generation on Wangan, and become a successful condition example of sustainable development. Roadmaps are needed for Wangan to scale up its applications of renewables, whether in the power or transportation sectors.

2018, Jian Hua, Hong-Gwo Shiu, “Sustainable development of renewable energy on Wangan Island, Taiwan”, in Utilities Policy, volume 55:

The majority of tourists, particularly those who visit during the peak summer months of July and August, reach Qimei by boat. Typically they arrive on pleasure craft that sail from Magong around 9 o’clock in the morning, stopping first at Wangan Island.
These ferry excursions are such a finely developed tourist institution that it is usually possible to buy tickets that include the use of a Vespa-type scooter on both Wangan and Qimei, or if you would rather not trouble yourself with matters of parking and navigation, you can purchase tickets that include bus tours around both islands. Those weighing the former option should know there is hardly any traffic on Qimei, the roads are well maintained, and getting lost is pretty difficult.
The tours allow visitors around two hours to explore Wangan and a similar amount of time on Qimei, and are back in Magong for dinner.

2018 July 3, “Sailing to Taiwan’s Island of Seven Beauties”, in American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, archived from the original on 2020-10-01:

Penghu never industrialized, and as a result the unspoiled environment is enjoyed by creatures such as turtles and birds. The green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas japonica) that lay their eggs on Wangan Island between May and October are an endangered species protected by Taiwan law.

2023 April 14, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, “A Thousand Points of Light: Penghu International Fireworks Festival”, in Taiwan Business TOPICS, archived from the original on 2023-04-14:

An island in Wangan, Penghu County, Taiwan.


Rhondda Cynon Taf

Named after three main rivers within the county borough; the Welsh spelling of the River Taff has been adopted here.

A county borough in South Wales formed in 1996.


Blaenau Gwent

A county borough of South Wales, first formed in 1974 as a local government district.


Baisha

From the Mandarin 白沙 (Báishā, literally “white sand”).


West Devon

A local government district with borough status of Devon, England.


South Ayrshire

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 formed in 1996; it has its headquarters in the town of Ayr.


East Dorset

A former local government district of Dorset, England, formed in 1974 and abolished in 2019 when the Dorset unitary authority was formed.


Northern Isles

A pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.


San Clemente

From Spanish San Clemente (“St. Clement”), various places named in honor of Clement of Rome, from Latin Clemens, from clemens (“merciful”).

An island in Los Angeles, California, United States, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.

(historical) Former name of Santa Cruz, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.


Neath Port Talbot

A county borough and unitary authority in South Wales formed in 1996.


Bougainville

en-proper noun

Bougainville (countable and uncountable, plural Bougainvilles)

/ˈbəʊɡənˌvɪl/

Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville

From French Bougainville
* (placename in Papua): Named for Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

A placename
An island in Papua New Guinea.


North Ayrshire

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 formed in 1996, with its headquarters in Irvine. It includes the Isle of Arran.


Cumbric

From Cumbria + -ic under influence from Welsh Cymraeg (“Welsh (language)”). Doublet of Cymric.

A Brythonic-Celtic language (code xcb) closely related to Welsh that was spoken in Northern England and Southern Scotland but went extinct in perhaps the 13th century.


Somerset West and Taunton

A former local government district in Somerset, England, formed on 1 April 2019 on the merger of West Somerset and Taunton Deane districts, and abolished without replacement on 1 April 2023.


Heads of the Valleys Road

The A465 trunk road in Wales, so-called for at least part of its length as it crosses the tops of the South Wales Valleys.


Saint Martin

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands

An island in the northeast of the Caribbean Sea, whose northern portion is part of France and whose southern portion is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.


Fenchurch Street

Fenchurch Street
Fenchurch Street railway station

A street in the City of London, between Gracechurch Street and Aldgate.


East Dunbartonshire

A council area of Scotland (one of 32); it was formed in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde Region.


Orango

One of the islands of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau


Caravela

One of the 88 islands of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau


Great Barrier Island

A large island in the Hauraki Gulf off the coast of the North Island, New Zealand. The smaller Little Barrier Island is to the west of it.


Bow Street

The street was named in 1638 for its shape, it is slightly curved.

A street in London WC2, England, of Bow Street Runner fame (OS grid ref TQ3081).


Benbecula

An island in the Outer Hebrides, in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NF74/75/84/85).


Mersea Island

An island in Colchester borough, Essex, England, in the estuary of the Rivers Blackwater and Colne (OS grid ref TM01).


Dick Whittington

en-noun

Dick Whittington (plural Dick Whittingtons)

After Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and financed various public projects. He is remembered in a pantomime called Dick Whittington and His Cat, in which he sets out for London to make his fortune.

"Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—"
"I should like it to be London."
"Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]

Britain's twenty-somethings have become iPod-carrying Dick Whittingtons, drawn to London by the prospect of large salaries and hopes of a vibrant social life.

(UK) Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects.

Dick Whittington and His Cat
Richard Whittington


Petite Martinique

Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Martinique. The island was named for its resemblance to Martinique. Compare Petit Canouan, Petit Nevis, Petit Saint Vincent, Petite Dominique and Petite Mustique.


Carriacou

Derived from the Kalinago toponym Kayryouacou, which translates to "land of reefs".


Lieyu

From pinyin romanization of Mandarin 烈嶼 (Lièyǔ).

Japanese blue jackets, who occuipied the Liehyu Islet "to the west. of the Quemoy Island on October 28, have been withdrawn, but those who landed on the Quemoy Island, numbering more than 1,000, and all belonging to Manchoukuo and Formosan armies, are still there.

[1937 November 10 [1937 November 1], “JAPANESE WARSHIPS OFF AMOY”, in North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, volume CCV, number 3666, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 211, column 1:

Liehyu Island is another one of those 'Koxinga Slept Here' attractions. Koxinga's Well (guó xìng jǐng) is where the great warrior took a drink, and has since become a favourite pilgrimage spot for Taiwanese tour groups.

[1998, Robert Storey, “Islands of the Taiwan Straits”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 317, column 2:

From the pier at Sijhai (Xizhai) Village on Lieyu, you pass through Victory Gate—celebrating Nationalist troop heroics against the mainland Communists—and throuh to the Bada Memorial, which honors local soldiers who died in 1933 fighting in the Sino-Japanese War.

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 206:

Cold War-era steel barricades on the shores of Taiwan’s Lieyu Island. The Chinese city of Xiamen is just over three miles away.

2016 June 7, Michael Forsythe, “Caught Between China and Taiwan, and Leaning Toward China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-06-07, Asia Pacific:

According to the report, a total of 20 Vietnamese refugees were shot dead by Taiwanese soldiers from the Army's 158th Division that was responsible for the defense of Kinmen at that time, either immediately after coming ashore on the county's Lieyu Island or later on a boat stranded off the island.

2022 July 29, “Watchdog urges reinvestigation of 1987 killing of Vietnamese refugees”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2022-07-29:

An island in Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.


Beigan

Late 20th century, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北竿 (Běigān), reinforced by Tongyong Pinyin.
With respect to the township specifically, likely: 2000s, from Mandarin 北竿 (Běigān) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Běigan, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

After the incident, the boat sought medical treatment but was rejected by the defense troops firing their guns. Fifteen minutes later, the boat sailed to Mazu's Beigan to moor at (Huaikaicun) pier, and was again fired at by the defense troops.

1994 March 28 [1994 March 18], Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), quotee, “ARATS Writes SEF on Fishing Boat Shooting Incident”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 94-059, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 83, column 1:

When the transaction was being carried out on the afternoon of 23 April in the waters between Matzu's Daxiaoqiu and Beigan, the garrisoned troops in Matzu suddenly opened fire at them.

1995 May 2 [1995 April 28], Zhou Xiang (0719 5046), “Matzu Troops Fire at Fishermen, Killing One”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 95-084, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 88, column 2:

A paved road leads east from the main settlement of Tangci (Tangqi) Village to Tanghoudao Beach, a spit of sand connecting Beigan's two mountainous island sections.

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 203:

Flights to the two main islands, Beigan and Nangan, are now regular, though often cancelled by fog.

2013, “The Taiwan Strait Islands”, in Sarah Sweeney, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), 5th edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 233, column 1:

“A lot of tourists would cancel their booking because there’s no internet. Nowadays, the internet plays a very large role in people’s lives,” said Chen, who lives in Beigan, one of Matsu’s main residential islands.

2023 March 8, Huizhong Wu, Johnson Lai, “Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands’ internet cables”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, Business; republished as Chinese ships cut internet of Taiwan’s outlying islands, AP News, 2023 March 8, archived from the original on 2023-03-08:

An island in Beigan, Lienchiang County, Taiwan, the main island of the township.


Hayling Island

An island which is part of Havant borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid refs SU70, SZ79).


Rona

Possibly from Old Norse [Term?] (“rough island”). Doublet of Ronay.

South Rona, a small inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

North Rona, a small and remote uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.


Pingtan

The shipwrecked group travelled by junk next day to Pingtan Island and four days later sailed to Hongkong.

1957 March 15, “Shipwrecked”, in Peace News, number 1081, page 2:

Peiping radio said a U.S. Navy aircraft violated Chinese Communist air space over Pingtan and White Dog islands off the coastal province of Fukien Sunday and added that a Red foreign ministry spokesman was "authorized to issue its 58th serious warning against the intrusion."

1959 July 20, “U.S. Plane Accused Of Air Violation”, in The Cumberland News, volume 21, number 239, Cumberland, Maryland, sourced from Tokyo (AP), page 1, column 8:

The Chinese military today began a third round of military exercises in waters near Fujian's Pingtan Dao, causing a feeling of insecurity on Wuqiu [Wuchiu], Jinmen [Kinmen], and Mazu [Matsu] that are garrisoned by Taiwan troops.

1996 March 21 [1996 March 18], He Jixiong (0149 2623 7160) [何机雄], “There Is a Feeling of Insecurity on Jinmen, Mazu, and Other Islands”, in Daily Report: China, number 96-056, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Hong Kong ZHONGGUO TONGXUNSHE, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 75, column 2:

The author went to Tungchu on 20 March, just two days after the PLA manoeuvres started on Pingtan Island. Though two-thirds of the civilian population had provisionally left Tungchu, the atmosphere was relaxed and, in the five hours spent there, the author was able to hear the remote sound of PRC guns just[…]

1997, Greg Austin, Missile Diplomacy and Taiwan's Future: Innovations in Politics and Military Power, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 14:

The 1.1 billion yuan ($152 million) sea bridge will connect Pingtan Island, located in the Taiwan Strait, to Fuqing, a city on the main landmass of eastern Fujian Province, Xinhua said.

2007 October 13, “China to build sea bridge to 5th-largest island”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-06-15, World News:

Chinese state media said that exercises to simulate an air and sea "blockade" around Taiwan had started Wednesday, but offered little solid evidence to back up the claim. Later Thursday, images showed military helicopters flying past Pingtan island, one of Taiwan's closest points to mainland China.

2022 August 4, Brad Lendon, “China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2022-08-04:


Canso

→ French: Canso

From French Canseau,
from Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

der

Ellipsis of Canso Rocks.; Some islets in Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada


Merasheen Island

From French Mer aux chiens (“Sea of Dogs”).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

An island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


London-centric

en-adj

London-centric (comparative more London-centric, superlative most London-centric)

more London-centric (comparative)
most London-centric (superlative)

Maybe the authors are London-centric, as some believe? Liverpool gets tagged with a mis-placed 'Street' at one point, while the WCML is described as "the main route for passengers to major cities in the Midlands and North West; Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool". No mention of southbound travel or Glasgow or Scotland. [Liverpool Street is a major rail terminus in London.]

2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in RAIL, page 51:

Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with the range of ticket types used on the national rail network.

2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68:

(UK) Centred on or based in London, England.


teaboo

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-teaboo.wav

From tea + -aboo, referencing the stereotypical British fondness for tea.

I wonder if teaboos realize chavs exist.

2013 June 24, @GiveMeRumRaisin, Twitter:

BBC Sherlock is... Mostly /alright/. Nothing to warrant salivating teaboos.

2014 August 1, Elaine, The Spooky (@Kitsunelaine), Twitter:

Remember when people were teaboos. Like Sherlock Harry Potter Doctor And 1D who we’re^([sic]) thriving all at the same time and people would be like ugh british boys 🥺 and wear british flags as aesthetic accessories and wanted to go to the UK and loved the accents ...t

(Internet slang, often derogatory) A non-British person who is obsessed with British culture and media; an Anglophile.


South Ronaldsay

From Old Norse Rǫgnvald (“a personal name”) + ey (“island”).

An island in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.


Dartfordian

Dartfordian (comparative more Dartfordian, superlative most Dartfordian)

more Dartfordian (comparative)
most Dartfordian (superlative)

Of or relating to Dartford in Kent, England.


Cable Street

Cable Street started as a straight path along which hemp ropes were twisted into ships’ cables (i.e., ropes).


Trondra

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A small inhabited island in Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3937).


Iotaba

From Latin Iotaba, from Ancient Greek Ἰωτάβη (Iōtábē).

Tiran (an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia)


Oléron

Borrowed from French Oléron (from Latin Uliarus).

An island located in Charente-Maritime department, Poitou-Charentes, region of New Aquitaine, France


Dendron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.


Machias Seal Island

Grand Manan archipelago
Grand Manan archipelago#English

United States of America
United States of America#English

An island in Grand Manan archipelago, at the boundary of Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy, is an island in the disputed Gray Zone, disputed waters between Canada and the United States of America. The island, containing a Canadian lighthouse, is claimed to be part of the province of New Brunswick and the state of Maine.

North Rock

another disputed islet in the Grand Manan archipelago


Machias

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy word for bad little falls, for a location on the Machias River.

Machias Seal Island
Machias Seal Island#English

An island in Grand Manan archipelago, Atlantic Ocean. Ellipsis of Machias Seal Island.


Raroia

French Polynesia
French Polynesia#English

An atoll in French Polynesia, the end of Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition.


Wallops Island

From Wallop + -'s + island. From landowner John Wallop, who was granted title to the island in 1692 by the Crown.

Virginia Barrier Islands
Virginia Barrier Islands#English

Eastern Shore of Virginia
Eastern Shore of Virginia#English

Delmarva Peninsula
Delmarva Peninsula#English

An island in Accomack, Virginia, United States, in the Virginia Barrier Islands, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, of the Delmarva Peninsula


Manus

A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.


Islingtonian

A resident of Islington in north London, England.

(attributive) Relating to Islington, London, and its residents.


Dead Chest Island

Etymology uncertain. One apocryphal explanation of the name refers to the marooning of crewmembers of the notorious pirate Edward Teach (around 1680 - 1718).

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

An island in the British Virgin Islands.

Dead Chest Island, British Virgin Islands


Johnston Atoll

Named for Charles J. Johnston. He was one of the first people to sight and describe the island.

Johnston Atoll is a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.


Jarvis Island

Named for brothers Edward, Thomas, and William Jarvis, who owed the ship, Eliza Francis, that discovered the island.

A small coral island located in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.


Ambon

Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.


Mohéli

An island in the Comoros, one of the three major islands that make up the country.


Mount Putuo

Partial calque of Mandarin 普陀山 (Pǔtuó Shān).

partial calque

Mount Wutai is really a cluster of five huge summits ranging in altitude up to 10,000 feet that is breached only by a few dirt roads twisting over the windswept passes of northern Shanxi. It is the most revered of the four mountains sacred to Chinese Buddhists, more than Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang or Mount Jihua in Anhui.

1984 October 16, Christopher S. Wren, “TO BE LEFT ALONE, CHINA'S BUDDISTS OPEN A DOOR”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-24, World:

An island in Putuo district, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China


Pootoo

Pootoo.—The most lovely spot in Far Cathay is the sacred isle of Pootoo, two hundred miles from Shanghai, and sixty from Ningpo, from which latter city, in another direction overland, is reached the far-famed Snowy Valley. The route to Pootoo is among hundreds of islands, great and small, all mountainous, which compose the Chusan archipelago, and as the steamer winds its tortuous way among them, every variety of wild scenery is presented; now the precipitous rocks and projecting headlands, the barren knolls and rugged crags; then the mountains covered with trees, and hills beautifully terraced to the top with waving fields of grain; or villages nestling in little bays, or encircled in foliage, lying on the water's edge; indeed in its approaching views and receding vistas it is a twin-sister of the inland Sea of Japan. Pootoo is the capital of Indo-Chinese Buddhism, and its renown is as far- famed as the Chinese language is spoken or Chinese literature known.

1886, Hampden Coit DuBose, The Dragon, Image, and Demon, London: S. W. Partridge and Co., →OCLC, pages 274–275:

Some people in Amoy still persist in sailing about five hundred miles on old sailing junks to the Pootoo Islands off the coast of Ningpo every spring.

1936, Lin Yutang, My County & My People, Singapore: Heinemann Asia, published 1992, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 124:

They still frequented the casinos and went to St Anna Ballroom in Love Lane and to cabarets at Ladow’s Casanova or Del Monte’s where the curfew could be seen off in style until dawn when it was lifted. They still took their breaks in places like Soochow or Hangchow or on the island called Pootoo, where the ‘trouble’ was made to seem far away.

2002, Denis Way, Robert Nield, Counting House: The History of PricewaterhouseCoopers on the China Coast, PricewaterhouseCoopers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 93:


Manxie

Yandher English taecher called our lil one 'a stupid Manxie'.

1924, Sophia Morrison, Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect, page 117:

Ken Kavanagh believes it was 'Manxie' Laing's accident that was to bring to an end the official Norton works effort.

2006, Mick Walker, The Manx Norton, page 91:

A nickname for a Manx person, i.e. from the Isle of Man.


Necker

en-proper-noun

Necker (countable and uncountable, plural Neckers)

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands#English

Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands#English

Ellipsis of Necker Island.; An island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, United States; named after Jacques Necker


Necker

Ellipsis of Necker Island. An island in the British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, in the West Indies, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean; named after Jonathan de Neckere


Djerba

From French Djerba, from Arabic جِرْبَة (jirba).


Tedder certificate

en-noun

Tedder certificate (plural Tedder certificates)

The certificates were issued in the name of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder.

(historical) An award given to foreign citizens who assisted British service personnel to escape from German captivity in Western Europe during World War II.


Rathlin Island

/ˈɹæθlɪn ˈaɪlənd/

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A small island off the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


St Agnes

An island in the Isles of Scilly, England (OS grid ref SV8808).


Holy Island

An island, civil parish, and village thereon, off the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1242).

An island off Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0530).

An island off the west coast of Anglesey, Wales, the location of Holyhead (OS grid ref SH28).

An island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, which is part of Essex County.

Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County#English

An island in Lake Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.


Holyland

A neighbourhood in south Belfast, Northern Ireland.


Valentia Island

An island on the coast of County Kerry, Ireland.


Saint Thomas

The island in the United States Virgin Islands is named after Saint Thomas the Apostle.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

An island and district of the United States Virgin Islands.


Snowdonian

en-adj

Snowdonian (comparative more Snowdonian, superlative most Snowdonian)

more Snowdonian (comparative)
most Snowdonian (superlative)


Lembata

Lesser Sunda Islands
Lesser Sunda Islands

The largest island of the Solor Archipelago in the Lesser Sunda Islands.


Wiganite

[...] the striking artwork features the above and several other distinct words and phrases nominated by the local community and used by Wiganites in every day conversation.

2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70:


Princess of Wales

en-noun

Princess of Wales (plural Princesses of Wales)

Furthermore, two of the Princesses of Wales — Lady Anne Neville and Katharine of Aragon — became Queen through later marriages and were not consorts of Princes of Wales at the time of their coronations.

1983, Mary Beacock Fryer, Arthur Bousfield, Garry Toffoli, “Introduction”, in Lives of the Princesses of Wales, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 6, column 1:

A royal title given to the wife of the Prince of Wales.


Unst

An island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland, the northernmost in the inhabited British Isles.


Whalsay

From Old Norse hvalr (“whale”) + ey (“island”).

An island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.


Ulleungdo

Borrowed from Korean 울릉도(鬱陵島) (Ulleungdo).

bor+

A North Korean ship with five sailors on board was found adrift on Saturday in waters near Ulleungdo, an island off the northeast coast of South Korea, the Unification Ministry in the South said in a news release. Their ship was sinking when the South Korean Coast Guard came to their rescue, the statement said.

2015 July 7, Choe Sang-Hun, “3 North Korean Sailors Defect to South After Ship Strays”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-07-07, Asia Pacific:

North Gyeongsang
North Gyeongsang#English

An island in Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.


Yorker

(historical, During the dispute over the status of Vermont in the 1770s and 1780s) an inhabitant of Vermont who took the position that Vermont was by rights a part of the state of New York


Pengjia

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 彭佳 (Péngjiā).

At exactly 9:00 a.m. on May 5, 1989, 220 fishermen in nineteen boats sailed out from Su-ao Harbor in I-lan County on Taiwan's east coast; officially, they were going to fish the waters off P'eng-chia, an island seventy nautical miles north of Taiwan.

[1996, Vivian-Lee Nyitray, “The Sea Goddess and the Goddess of Democracy”, in The Annual Review of Women in World Religions, volume IV, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, →OL, page 164:

In the QPE study area, we observed initially that there was a high degree of small-scale salinity and temperature features likely associated with the typhoon-enhanced river runoff (Figure 1). In addition, there was substantial cooling in the area (up to 6 degrees C. as measured at Pengjia Island) after the typhoon passed by.

2009, High-Resolution Hydrographic Surveys near the Shelfbreak in the East China Sea: Joint Studies with National Taiwan University as Part of the Quantifying, Predicting, and Exploiting Uncertainty DRI, page 2:

At the noon hour on April 9, President Ma Ying-jeou flew by helicopter to Pengjia Islet, where he unveiled a monument inscribed with an eight-character Chinese phrase meaning "peace in the South China Sea and our national territory secure forever." While there, the president delivered a speech in which he explained the geographic and historical relationship between the Diaoyutai Islands and Taiwan's "three northern islets" (Pengjia Islet, Mianhua Islet, and Huaping Islet), and reiterated the government's firm resolve to pursue regional peace and create "Peace in the Three Seas."

2016 April 9, “President Ma visits Pengjia Islet”, in Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan), archived from the original on 2021-01-17:

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou points a map of the "Taiwan-Japan Fisheries Agreement" during a monument unveiling event at Pengjia Islet, the northern most islands controlled by Taiwan, April 9, 2016.

2016 June 13, “Taiwan opposition slams former leader's travel ban to Hong Kong”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2016-06-14, World:

The Chinese Wild Bird Federation (CWBF) is also conducting a feasibility study on a project to attract Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) to an island in their former range, Pengjia Island, north of Taiwan proper. As there are already populations on the nearby Diaoyutai Islands, the use of decoys and vocalizations are being explored to get the globally threatened species to return to previous breeding colonies. In the 1950's Pengjia Island used to be home to millions of breeding albatross every year.

2018, “ASIA & OCEANIA”, in Luke Einoder, editor, Pacific Seabirds, volume 45, number 2, page 75:

An islet in Zhongzheng district, Keelung, Taiwan


Canouan

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

An island in the Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.


Tsushima

Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.

Battle of Tsushima
Tsushima
Tsushima Strait

An island in Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.

An archipelago in Nagasaki, Japan, surrounding the main island of Tsushima.


Södermalm

An island, district, and borough in Stockholm, Sweden.


Grande Ile

From French Grande Île, Grande-Île (literally “grand island, big island”).

bor

An island in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France, on the Ill River


Soa

An island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, any of three islands so named


Monte-Cristo

Alternative form of Montecristo; An island in Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea


Lantau Island

In relatively remote and inaccessible areas like Tung Chung on Lantau Island and the Northern Sai Kung peninsula—where the demand for agricultural land by immigrant farmers and urbanization and industrialization is not so great—the size of farm is not any larger than that of the densely populated areas.

1964, C. T. Wong, “Changes in Agricultural Land Use in Hong Kong”, in S. G. Davis, editor, Land Use Problems in Hong Kong: A Symposium, Hong Kong University Press, page 63:

To reach Mui Wo, a small town on Lantau Island, you take a ferry from central Hong Kong, and after a 30-minute ride arrive at a small square with a car park and bus stops blackened by fumes.

2019 November 22, Ilaria Maria Sala, “After the Protests: How Will Hong Kong Vote?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-11-22, Opinion:

Leung left Shek Pik Prison on Lantau Island in the early hours of Wednesday. He appeared to indicate that he would be keeping a low profile after his release.

2022 January 19, “Hong Kong activist Edward Leung released from prison”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2022-01-19, News:


Gulangyu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ).

ON approaching Amoy, (Hiámun ching, 夏門城,) from the southward, Chapel island, called by the Chinese Tungting 東椗 and situated in lat. 24° 10.'3 N., and long. 118° 13.'5 E., or 9.44 E. of the S.W. point of Kúláng seu 鼓浪嶼, may been seen from four to five leagues : it has an even surface, is about 200 feet high, and its circumference three cables. It is perforated at its southeast extreme, which shows when it bears E.N.E. or W.S.W.

[1843 August, “Sailing directions to accompany seven charts of the coast of China, between Amoy bay, and the Yángtsz’ kiáng.”, in The Chinese Repository, volume XII, number 8, Canton, →OCLC, page 401:

A large sign on Xiamen's Gulangyu Island, favored address for residents here, says "military zone, entry forbidden," closing off the portion of the island closest to the Nationalist islands.[…]
Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.

1980 April 9 [1980 April 8], Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post, sourced from XIAMEN (Amoy), China, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-08-28, Politics:

If Unesco accepts two new applications under consideration, China could become the country with the most heritage sites, surpassing Italy, which has 51. That landmark has been touted by Chinese state media as a major accomplishment. China’s second application under review this year covers Gulangyu, the pedestrian-only island near the city of Xiamen, in Fujian Province.

2017 July 6, Steven Lee Myers, “China Is Challenged on Bid for Unesco Heritage Status in Tibetan Area”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-07-06, Asia Pacific:


Chongming

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 崇明 (Chóngmíng, literally “Lofty & Bright”), initially given as the name of a town on the island in 705.

Empty inside
Hu, who has worked in marketing and supply chains for French companies like personal-care giant L'Oreal and sports retailer Decathlon, said that in her career she "appeared happy on the outside, but felt empty inside."
She now sows organic, pesticide- and fertiliser-free sweet potatoes, long beans and other crops on rented plots of land with like-minded friends on Chongming, a large, primarily agricultural island on Shanghai's outskirts.[…]
Liang, who moved to Chongming three years ago, has had to rapidly learn horticulture -- his farmer neighbours and internet websites help -- while dabbling in side work online for extra income.

2021 November 17, “China's millennial 'new farmers' opt to live off the land”, in France 24, archived from the original on 2021-11-17:

An island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in eastern China.


Island Southeast Asia

A subregion of Southeast Asia, comprising the tropical islands lying between mainland Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.


Irisher

Then some of the neighbours at home had tried to frighten her when naughty by saying, 'I'll give you to them old Irishers; see if I don't, then!'

1945, Flora Thompson, Lark Rise to Candleford:

(dated or humorous) Synonym of Irishman: an Irish person.


Abbreviation of second independence referendum.

(Scotland, informal) A proposed second referendum on Scottish independence

Proposed second Scottish independence referendum


Fire Island

The large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York, United States.


Pontine Islands

An archipelago in Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean


Cantre'r Gwaelod

Holonym: Cardigan Bay

A mythical sunken city in Wales, United Kingdom.


Innisfallen

From Irish Inis Faithlinn (“Faithlinn's Island”), from inis+Faithlinn.

der

An island in Lough Leane, County Kerry, Ireland


Gasparilla Island

An island on the west coast of Florida, United States; a barrier island.


Gasparillo Island

/ˌɡæs.pɑˈɹɪ.ləʊ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/

From Spanish Gasparillo, equivalent to Gaspar suffixed with the diminutive suffix -illo. Named after the nearby larger island of Gaspar Grande.

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

An island off the west coast of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.


Canal Street

From canal + street. From being where a canal ran or runs.

A neighborhood of Manchester, United Kingdom, centered around the eponymous street.


Little Island

An island in the River Suir, at Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.

An island in Lake Kagawong, Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

An island in the Potomac, Washington, D.C., United States.

An island in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia, from the surname Little.

An island in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

An island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia.


Bri'ish

Respelling of British imitating the t-glottalisation of some accents and speakers in the United Kingdom, e.g. Cockney accent.

Oi bruv, do you speak Bri'ish?


Lakelander

A native or inhabitant of the Lake District.


Dadeng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大嶝 (Dàdèng).

Agricultural zone established on Fujian's Dadeng Island Dadeng town on Dadeng Island, near Xiamen city in Fujian, has been designated an agricultural development zone.

1992, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:

Dadeng Island (大嶝岛) In 1988, I was so entranced by my Chinese-English dictionary's 'model English sentences' that I read it cover to cover twice! (Read some of them on page 218). For example, how would you use the word "suppose?" The dictionary suggested, "I suppose she's gone to practice grenade throwing again."
What a hot date she'd make! But after visiting Dadeng Island's Cross-Straits Conflict Museum, I understood what got China's lassies hot under the collar.

2003, William N. Brown, 美丽厦门 [Amoy Magic], Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 186:

Everywhere on the mainland the defeated KMT was forced to retreat except in the Guningtou battle (Quemoy battle) of 1949 when the KMT won a rare victory in a key battle which prevented the Communists from "liberating" Taiwan by force. In the same year, after taking over Xiamen and Dadeng Island, the Communist Party attempted to take over Quemoy and attack Taiwan/Penghu.

2011, Journal of Chinese Overseas, volume 7, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 172:

Dadeng Island, home to the newly built Dadeng Town market, has offered duty-free Taiwanese products since 1999.

2012, Beijing Review, volume 55, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32:

The Kinmen-Xiamen submarine cable project was launched in 1996, after top ranking officials from Taiwan and China telecommunication companies held a meeting in Taiwan, Lu said. The system has two cables, an 11-kilometer one that runs directly between Kinmen's Lake Tzu and Xiamen's Guanyin Mountain, and a 9.7 km cable between Kinmen's Kuningtou and Xiamen's Dadeng Island, Lu said.

2012 August 21, Esme Chiang, C.J. Lin, “Chunghwa Telecom completes 1st cross-strait cable system”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2023-03-25, Business:

4.2.3 Dredging-Produced SSC Increment and Marine Pollution
In and around Xiamen Bay, there are wildlife conservation areas and tourism functional zones (see Fig. 7), for example, the Chinese white dolphin nature reserve in the Xunjiang water, the Xiamen Branchiostoma conservation between Kinmen and Dadeng, the Xiamen rare and endangered species protection zone located to the south of Xiang'an and Dadeng, and a tourism functional zone along the eastern Xiamen coast. In recent years, however, to support the coastal reclamation projects in Xiamen, extensive dredging works have taken place in Xiamen Bay, especially in the shallow water near Xiang'an and Dadeng areas.

2019, Xiao Hua Wang, editor, Sediment Dynamics of Chinese Muddy Coasts and Estuaries, Academic Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114:

Carrying a luggage, Jiang took a taxi from Xiamen in Fujian province to Dadeng Island, where he rowed towards the Kinmen Islands of Taiwan 1.8 kilometers away.
[...]As the Dadeng Isles, which comprises Dadeng, Xiaodeng and Jiaoyu, are located merely several kilometers away from Taiwan’s offshore county of Kinmen, they were used as military bases during the civil war in 1958.

2021 May 6, Second Chinese man crosses Taiwan Strait in one week, Apple Daily, archived from the original on 2021-06-17:

The invasion force disbanded on Oct. 29, leaving 250 men stationed on the island. On Nov. 28, the White Hawk Defense Force’s first division took over and set up headquarters in today’s Jincheng (金城) area. Meanwhile, the KMT moved the Kinmen County Government office to Dadeng Island (大嶝島) to the north, which is now part of the city of Xiamen.

2022 October 23, Han Cheung, “Taiwan in Time: ‘Eight years of vicissitude’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-23, Features, page 13:

An island in Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China


Farne Islands

North Sunderland
North Sunderland#English

An archipelago off the coast of Northumberland, England, included in North Sunderland parish (OS grid ref NU23).


Ingerland

/ˈɪŋɡəˌlænd/

♪ Ingerland, Ingerland, Inger-la-and / Ingerland, Ingerland, In-ger-land ♪

(slang, UK, representing pronunciation used in football chants) England.


Cape Clear Island

An island off the south coast of County Cork, the southernmost inhabited island in Ireland.


Britain and Ireland

Great Britain and Ireland
Great Britain and Ireland#English


Britophile

(rare) A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom.


Penelakut

Penelakut Island
Penelakut Island#English

Strait of Georgia
Strait of Georgia#English

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Ellipsis of Penelakut Island. An island in Strait of Georgia, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada


Eriskay

From Scottish Gaelic Èirisgeigh, from Old Norse Eiríksey (literally “Erik's island”).

An island and community council area in Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, between South Uist and Barra.


Uist

From Scottish Gaelic Uibhist, of uncertain but possibly Old Norse origin.

An archipelago in Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, consisting of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and several smaller islands.


Tiree

From Scottish Gaelic Tiriodh, from Old Norse Týrvist (literally “Tyr’s abode”).

An island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NL94, NM04).


West Northamptonshire

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A unitary authority in Northamptonshire, England, created on 1 April 2021 through the merger of Daventry district, Northampton borough and South Northamptonshire district; Northamptonshire County Council was also abolished.


West Britain

(derogatory) The island of Ireland, as influenced by Britain.