isla

prop. n. The the capital city of Pakistan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Of or pertaining to Islam; as, Islamic art.
Syn. -- Muslim, Moslem. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. islamisme. ] The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Muslims; same as Islam, but less commonly used. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

n. A Muslim. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Islam; Islamic; Muslim. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Islamized p. pr. & vb. n. Islamizing ] To conform, or cause to conform, to the religion of Islam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. iland, yland, AS. īgland, &unr_;gland, &unr_;glond; īg, &unr_;g, island + land, lond, land. AS. īg, &unr_;g, is akin to AS. eá water, river, OHG. &unr_;uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ö, Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) See Isle, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]