Kodiak Island

4.8

An island off southern Alaska that has large brown bears

proper noun
/ˈkoʊdiæk ˈaɪlənd/

: isla Kodiak

Russian settlers established a fur trading post on Kodiak Island in the late 18th century.

Examples

The brown bears native to Kodiak Island are some of the largest in the world.
Environmental scientists continue to study the pristine ecosystems found on Kodiak Island.
I visited Kodiak Island last summer.
Have you ever been to Kodiak Island?
Environmental scientists continue to study the pristine ecosystems found on Kodiak Island.
Russian settlers established a fur trading post on Kodiak Island in the late 18th century.
The brown bears native to Kodiak Island are some of the largest in the world.

Synonyms

Kodiak

vsKodiak Island

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An island off southern Alaska where Russian settlers founded a colony in 1784

is the full name including the word that identifies it as an island

Surface Forms

Kodiak Island main

Morphology

Kodiak + island

This is a referential place name formed compositionally from the proper name 'Kodiak' and the noun 'island'; a B1 learner who knows 'island' and recognizes 'Kodiak' as a place will understand it refers to the island called Kodiak. The construction is non‑idiomatic and follows a cross‑linguistically common pattern (Name + island), so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Kodiak Island may come from a local native word 'qikertaq' that meant 'island'. Russian sailors heard the name and used it as 'Kodiak', so the island keeps that name today.