Definition of islander
: a native or inhabitant of an island
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Ten months later, nearly 1,000 households in Puerto Rico still lack power, according to the New York Times, while thousands of islanders who took shelter on the mainland have been unable to return.
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Not least among them count the hundreds of islanders who committed suicide, as directed by Emperor Hirohito, who advised them that this would be preferable to surrender.
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Doiron captures the stark beauty of his setting without averting his eyes from the sick and starving wildlife, the rancorous feuds among the lobstermen or the homicidal impulses that push islanders off the deep end.
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Decades on, in the 1970s, the atoll’s food chain was still heavily contaminated and exposed some islanders who had returned to dangerous levels of Cesium-137.
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Many of the islanders who are farming today started their own agriculture businesses after the 2009 economic crisis hit.
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In 2016, Congress set up a financial oversight board charged with restructuring Puerto Rico’s debt and overseeing its spending, a move that sparked protests by islanders who viewed it as a paternalistic overreach by the U.S. government.
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That’s because today’s Icelanders have a much higher proportion of Scandinavian genes than their distant ancestors did, suggesting the islanders underwent a remarkably rapid genetic shift over the past thousand years.
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Next door is Fair Isle Books, a find for islanders and visitors alike.
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First Known Use of islander
circa 1550
ISLANDER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of islander for English Language Learners
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: a person born or living on an island
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Definition of islander for Students
: a person who lives on an island
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