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Western Isles

UK/ˈwɛstənˈaɪ̯lz/

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Scotland/ˈwɛstəɹnˈʌɪ̯lz/

Western Isles proper noun: the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland.

Proper noun

the Western Isles

  1. The Outer Hebrides, an archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland.
    • Captain: The multiplying villainies of nature / Do swarm upon him - from the Western Isles.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, the Western Isles Council (officially Scottish Gaelic Comhairle nan Eilean Siar since 1997).

Questions about Western Isles

What does Western Isles mean?
Western Isles means the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland.
What part of speech is Western Isles?
Western Isles is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Western Isles?
Western Isles is pronounced /ˈwɛstəɹnˈʌɪ̯lz/ (Scotland).

Words near Western Isles in the dictionary

  1. Western Highland Purepecha
  2. western honey bee
  3. western honey mesquite
  4. western honey mesquites
  5. Western Imperium
  6. Western Isles
  7. Western Junction
  8. Western Khmer
  9. Western Liao
  10. Western Mari
  11. western marsh harrier

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