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St Kilda

St Kilda proper noun: an archipelago in the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Proper noun

St Kilda

  1. An archipelago in the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
  2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A seaside suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Origin of St Kilda

Apparently from Old Norse skildir (“shields”).

Questions about St Kilda

What does St Kilda mean?
St Kilda means an archipelago in the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
What part of speech is St Kilda?
St Kilda is a proper noun.

Words near St Kilda in the dictionary

  1. St Justers
  2. St Keverne
  3. St Kew
  4. St Kew Highway
  5. St Keyne
  6. St Kilda
  7. St Kilda East
  8. St Kilda field mice
  9. St Kilda field mouse
  10. St Kilda West
  11. St Kildan

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