Scilly Isles

(ˈsɪlɪ) or

Scilly Islands

;

Scillies

(ˈsɪlɪz)

pl n

(Placename) a group of about 140 small islands (only five inhabited) off the extreme SW coast of England: tourist centre. Capital: Hugh Town. Pop: 2100 (2003 est). Area: 16 sq km (6 sq miles)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Scil′ly Isles′

(ˈsɪl i)
n.pl.

a group of about 140 small islands, SW of Land's End, England. 2428; 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km)

Also called Scil′ly Is′lands.

Translations

Scilly Isles

[ˈsɪliaɪlz] Scillies [ˈsɪliz] npl
the Scilly Isles → les Sorlingues fpl, les îles fpl Scilly

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Scilly Isles

[ˈsɪlɪˌaɪlz] npl the Scilly Isles, the Scillies → le isole fpl Scilly

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Hats off to the heroes of the Newquay Coastguard helicopter team who took off from the Scilly Isles this week with seven people on board, only to land with eight.

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The Marine Conservation Society said it had received reports of several sightings of the bizarre stinging creature on beaches in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles.

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SCILLY ISLES THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit the Scilly Isles.

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Treasures of the British Isles Cruise days from PS1599 Sailing from Bristol on board Marco Polo, 3 May 2017 sun-kissed Scilly Isles, Normandy's pretty medieval gem Honfleur, Edinburgh's port of Rosyth and Highland gateway Invergordon are amongst the highlights of this wonderful springtime cruise.

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Carol Goode AYOUR mystery plant is an Echium pininana, pictured, a superb Mediterranean species associated with the Scilly Isles and Devon and Cornwall.

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Gitane Du Berlais gave Willie Mullins another Grade 1 winner in the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown.

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Sailing from Liverpool on MV Azores Departs Aug 2015 Stornoway, in the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis, pretty Tobermory on Mull and the exquisite Scilly Isles are amongst the highlights of this hugely popular voyage that also includes the gateway to the Highlands Invergordon, and the picturesque impressionists' retreat Norman Honfleur.

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