off-island en · ADJ
Etymology
From off- + island.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Away from or outside of an island.
At the beginning of the twentieth century Nantucketers still divided the whole globe into on-island and off-island.
2026 February 9 (last accessed), “Strangers, Coofs, and Washashores”, in Nantucket Historical Association, archived from the original on 27 May 2022, page 1: