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coral island

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of island formed from coral detritus and associated organic material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From coral + island.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 珊瑚島 /珊瑚岛 (shānhúdǎo) — coral island
  • Czech: korálový ostrov — coral island
  • Danish: koralø — coral island
  • Dutch: koraaleiland — coral island
  • Estonian: korallsaar — coral island
  • Finnish: korallisaari — coral island
  • French: île corallienne — coral island
  • French: ile corallienne — coral island
  • German: Koralleninsel — coral island
  • Hebrew: אי אלמוגים (í almugím) — coral island
  • Hungarian: korallsziget — coral island
  • Italian: isola corallina — coral island
  • Japanese: サンゴ島 (sangotō) — coral island
  • Latvian: koraļļu sala — coral island
  • Manx: ellan chorralagh — coral island
  • Norwegian Bokmål: koralløy — coral island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: koralløy — coral island
  • Polish: wyspa koralowa — coral island
  • Portuguese: ilha de coral — coral island
  • Russian: кора́лловый о́стров (korállovyj óstrov) — coral island
  • Spanish: isla de coral — coral island
  • Swedish: korallö — coral island
  • Ukrainian: кора́ловий о́стрів (korálovyj óstriv) — coral island
  • Vietnamese: đảo san hô — coral island