島dou2國gwok3

English

1. island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan)
2. island state; island country

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 主要領土喺島上面嘅國家（量詞：個）

Examples

• 日本是一個島國。

  Japan is an island country.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 台灣是一個島國。

  Taiwan is an island nation.

  Tatoeba · mimosawang CC BY

• 日本和英國都是島國。

  Japan and Britain are island countries.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 台灣是個位於太平洋西岸的島國，人口約兩千三百萬。

  Taiwan is an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean with a population of roughly 23 million people.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY