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Iona

UK/aɪˈəʊnə/

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Scotland/aɪˈonə/

Iona proper noun: a small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Iona

  1. A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
    • They say you go to Iona when your life is in transition. The 3 by 1.5-mile island is a holy site because it was the first point of contact between Scotland and Christianity.2025 April 20, Lamorna Ash, “Could I become a Christian in a year?”, in The Observer, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    Icolmkill
  2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage.
  3. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida.
  6. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
  7. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
  8. A city in Murray County, Minnesota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  10. An unincorporated community in Lyman County, South Dakota.
  11. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia

Synonyms of Iona

Origin of Iona

Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.

Words that rhyme with Iona

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Questions about Iona

What does Iona mean?
Iona means a small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Iona?
Iona is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Iona?
Iona is pronounced /aɪˈonə/ (Scotland).

Words near Iona in the dictionary

  1. ion winds
  2. ion-selective electrode
  3. ion-selective electrodes
  4. ion-selective membrane
  5. ion-selective membranes
  6. Iona
  7. Ione
  8. ionene
  9. ionenes
  10. Ionescian
  11. Ionescu

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