| Main Entry: | dominion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule; authority |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, demesne, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, enclave, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, stomping grounds, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk |
Antonyms: |
outside |
| Main Entry: | island |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land surrounded by body of water |
Synonyms: |
archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, enclave, haven, isle, islet, key, peninsula, reef, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter |
| Main Entry: | reservation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitat for large group |
Synonyms: |
enclave, homeland, preserve, reserve, sanctuary, territory, tract |
| Main Entry: | surround |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enclose, encircle something |
Synonyms: |
beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, border, bound, box in, circle, circumscribe, circumvent, close around, close in, close in on, compass, confine, edge, enclave, encompass, envelop, environ, fence in, fringe, gird, girdle, go around, hem in, inundate, invest, lay siege to, limit, loop, margin, outline, rim, ring, round, shut in, skirt, verge |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | territory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domain, region |
Synonyms: |
area, belt, block, boundary, colony, commonwealth, country, district, dominion, empire, enclave, exclave, expanse, extent, field, land, mandate, nation, neck of the woods, neighborhood, province, quarter, section, sector, sphere, state, stomping grounds, street, terrain, terrene, township, tract, turf*, walk, zone |
| Concept: | Island. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker; archipelago; islander.
-adjectives
insular, seagirt; archipelagic.
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