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islandophile en · NOUN

Etymology

From island + -o- + -phile.

Meanings

1. (rare) A lover of islands.
   • Susan happily introducing speaker Steve Smith, Channel Eleven’s newzanchor, ya’know, and an islandophile from wayyy back – and as of this writing, a newly retired islander and fisherman. 1999 June 6, Frances Powell, “A galapalooza for McClown House”, in The Daily News, number 57, Galveston, Tex., page C1, column 1:
   • The next island on the itinerary, Bora Bora, is believed by many well-^([sic]) traveled islandophiles to be the most beautiful in the world. 1988 May 22, Jonathan Siskin, “A stylish way to cruise the Society Islands”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 233, number 143, Boston, Mass., page B18:
   • Islandophiles divide themselves roughly into two groups – those who yearn exclusively for lush tropical islands of the Tahitian/Caribbean variety, and those who don’t.[…]“Islands: Their Lives, Legends and Lore,” by Seon and Robert Manley (Chilton).[…]Includes many anecdotes about such noted islandophiles as Sir Walter Scott, Captain Kidd and Henry David Thoreau. 1987 July 26, William A. Davis, “The Special Appeal of Islands”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 232, number 26, Boston, Mass., pages B17 (Solitude of remote islands is a big draw) and B19 (Reading about islands):
   • But islandophiles have always had a special love for Capri (pronounced with the accent on the first syllable). 2000, “Capri, Ischia, and Procida”, in Robert I. C. Fisher, editor, Naples and the Amalfi Coast: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten Path, Fodor’s Travel Publications, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 140:
   • This is the ultimate island – or so say dedicated island-ophiles, who spend their two-weeks-a-year paid vacation searching for the ultimate isle. 1985 December 1, Judy Wiliamson, “Bora Bora: ‘This is the ultimate island’”, in La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wis., page 53, column 2:
   • When, as happens rather often, 40-odd islandophiles descend upon Hibiscus Lodge to load up on Jamaican cuisine, it is not at all unusual for hotel managers from neighboring rival leviathans to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help Miss Pilliner. 1970, “Jamaica”, in Jeanne Harman, Harry E. Harman, editors, Fielding’s Guide to the Caribbean, Plus the Bahamas, Fielding Publications, Incorporated, page 466:
   • One resourceful ‘islandophile’ – Mr. Mark, owner of Tavern on Green restaurant in Philadelphia – has a clever and economically rewarding scheme he uses each year when he visits a Caribbean isle. 1985 August 11, Gloria Hayes Kremer, “Guidelines Help Vacationers Choose a Place in the Sun”, in The Palm Beach Post, volume 52, number 32, West Palm Beach, Fla., page G1, column 2:
   • Sally Gibson, writer, photographer, and islandophile, studied[…] 1986, Landscape, →ISSN, page 48:

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