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desert island
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A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now frequently misunderstood as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.
Other meanings
2. noun
An island that is completely or mostly a desert, an arid island.
3. noun
Describing a thing considered so personally indispensable or beloved that one could never tire of it, used especially for books and music.
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