Assertion: desert | /r/HasProperty | archaic form of deserted
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text: The 'desert' in 'desert island' is actually an archaic form of 'deserted'.
text: In fact, the definition is simply "an island where no people live," so the desert in desert island is actually an archaic form of deserted: it refers to an island that is uninhabited, not one that is covered with sand (with the obligatory palm tree).