No. 1,175 in Spanish

isla

Island.

In a sentence

Una isla es una porción de tierra rodeada completamente por agua.
An island is a portion of land completely surrounded by water.
In this sentence, 'isla' is used as a noun to define the geographical term 'island', describing its typical characteristics.
Visitamos una hermosa isla para nuestras vacaciones.
We visited a beautiful island for our vacation.
Here, 'isla' is employed as the direct object of the verb 'visitamos', signifying the location of an activity.
En ese juego, cada jugador tiene su propia isla para construir.
In that game, each player has their own island to build upon.
'Isla' is referenced in a possessive context, indicating ownership within the narrative framework of a game.

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