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Northern Isles

Northern Isles proper noun: a pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.

Proper noun

Northern Isles

  1. A pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.

Questions about Northern Isles

What does Northern Isles mean?
Northern Isles means a pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.
What part of speech is Northern Isles?
Northern Isles is a proper noun.

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