Hebrides (redirected from Scottish Hebrides)

Heb·ri·des  (hbr-dz) also Western Isles

An island group of western and northwest Scotland in the Atlantic Ocean, divided into the Inner Hebrides, closer to the Scottish mainland, and the Outer Hebrides, to the northwest. The original Celtic inhabitants were conquered by Scandinavians, particularly Norwegians, who ruled the islands until 1266. Native Scottish chieftains controlled the Hebrides until the 16th century, when the islands passed to the kingdom of Scotland.

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Hebri·dean adj. & n.

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Hebrides [ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz]

pl n

(Placename) the. a group of over 500 islands off the W coast of Scotland: separated by the North Minch, Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides: the chief islands are Skye, Raasay, Rhum, Eigg, Coll, Tiree, Mull, Jura, Colonsay, and Islay (Inner Hebrides), and Lewis with Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra (Outer Hebrides) Also called Western Isles

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Noun

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Hebrides - a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland Hebridean Islands, Hebridean Isles, Western Islands, Western Isles Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts Inner Hebrides - islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland Outer Hebrides - a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland

Translations

Hebrides [ˈhebrɪdiːz] NPL → Hébridas fpl
see also outer

Hebrides [ˈhɛbrɪdiːz] n
the Hebrides → les Hébrides fpl

Hebrides

pl → Hebriden pl

Hebrides [ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz] npl the Hebrides → le Ebridi