| aegates isles | (n) islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC, Syn. Aegadean Isles |
| british isles | (n) Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic |
| egadi islands | (n) a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean, Syn. Aegadean Isles, Aegadean Islands, Aegates, Isole Egadi |
| hebrides | (n) a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland, Syn. Western Isles, Hebridean Isles, Hebridean Islands, Western Islands |
| islands of langerhans | (n) cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones, Syn. isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans |
| scilly islands | (n) an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates, Syn. Isles of Scilly |
| windward islands | (n) a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles, Syn. Windward Isles |
