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How to pronounce “island”
island
/aɪlənd/
2 syllablesbeginnernoun
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2 syllables. Stress the 'is' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
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