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Westray

Westray proper noun: an island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Westray

  1. An island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Origin of Westray

From Old Norse vestr (“west”) + ey (“island”).

Words formed from Westray

Questions about Westray

What does Westray mean?
Westray means an island, one of those in Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Westray?
Westray is a proper noun.

Words near Westray in the dictionary

  1. Westra
  2. Westralia
  3. Westralian
  4. Westralians
  5. Westras
  6. Westray
  7. Westrick
  8. Westricks
  9. Westrip
  10. Westrobothnia
  11. Westrobothnian

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