Western Isles

Western Isles

See Hebrides.

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Western Isles

n (functioning as singular or plural)

1. (Placename) an island authority in W Scotland, consisting of the Outer Hebrides; created in 1975. Administrative centre: Stornoway. Pop.: 26 502 (2001). Area: 2900 sq. km (1120 sq. miles) Gaelic name Eilean Siar

2. (Placename) Also called Western Islands another name for the Hebrides

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Western Isles - a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland Hebridean Islands, Hebridean Isles, Hebrides, Western Islands 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

Western Isles

pl the Western Isles → die Hebriden pl