off-island

English

Etymology

From off- +‎ island.

Adjective

off-island (not comparable)

  1. Away from or outside of an island.
    • 2026 February 9 (last accessed), “Strangers, Coofs, and Washashores”, in Nantucket Historical Association‎[1], archived from the original on 27 May 2022, page 1:
      At the beginning of the twentieth century Nantucketers still divided the whole globe into on-island and off-island.
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