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Isles of Scilly

UK/ˈaɪlz əv ˈsɪli/

Isles of Scilly proper noun: an archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England.

Proper noun

Isles of Scilly

  1. An archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England.

Synonyms of Isles of Scilly

Origin of Isles of Scilly

From Cornish Syllan, from British Latin (Insulae) Sillinae, Silina, Siluruni, found in Ancient Greek as Σίλυρες (Sílures), Σύρινες (Súrines), of uncertain origin, but suggested by some to be from solis insulae (“isles of the sun”).

Questions about Isles of Scilly

What does Isles of Scilly mean?
Isles of Scilly means an archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England.
What part of speech is Isles of Scilly?
Isles of Scilly is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Isles of Scilly?
Isles of Scilly is pronounced /ˈaɪlz əv ˈsɪli/ (UK).

Words near Isles of Scilly in the dictionary

  1. isleman
  2. islemen
  3. Isleornsay
  4. Isler
  5. isles
  6. Isles of Scilly
  7. Islesboro
  8. islesman
  9. islesmen
  10. islet
  11. islet of Langerhans

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