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Foula

UK/ˈfuːlə/

Foula proper noun: a remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).

foula: a remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639)
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Proper noun

Foula

  1. A remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).
    • That brings back memories of my visit to the remote Scottish island of Foula. The most westerly of the Shetlands, it still officially adheres to the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind our habitual Gregorian one.2025 November 12, Vitali Vitaliev, “Time travelling”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 68

Origin of Foula

From Old Norse Fuglaey, from Old Norse fugl (“bird”) + Old Norse ey (“island”).

Words that rhyme with Foula

Questions about Foula

What does Foula mean?
Foula means a remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).
What part of speech is Foula?
Foula is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Foula?
Foula is pronounced /ˈfuːlə/ (UK).

Words near Foula in the dictionary

  1. foul-spoken
  2. foul-tempered
  3. foul-tongued
  4. foul-up
  5. foul-ups
  6. Foula
  7. foulable
  8. foulage
  9. Foulah
  10. Foulahs
  11. foulant

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