No. 3,285 in Russian
остров
Island.
In a sentence
Я мечтаю посетить остров Бали.
I dream to visit the island of Bali.
In this sentence, 'остров' is used to denote a geographical entity, specifically the island of Bali.
На острове обитает множество редких птиц.
Many rare birds inhabit the island.
Here, 'острове' is the declinated form of 'остров' in the prepositional case, indicating the location of the birds.
Остров был отрезан от материка во время шторма.
The island was cut off from the mainland during the storm.
In this sentence, 'остров' emphasizes a self-contained landmass separated from a larger area.
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