outer hebrides

  • 31HEBRIDES —    or WESTERN ISLANDS    a general name for the islands on the west coast of Scotland (save the islands of the Firth of Clyde), about 500 in number, of which 100 are inhabited; they belong to the counties of Ross, Inverness, and Argyll, and are… …

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  • 32Hebrides —  Group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided between the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides; also called Western Isles. Pronounced heb rid eez …

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  • 33Hebrides — Heb•ri•des [[t]ˈhɛb rɪˌdiz[/t]] n. pl. geg a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. 29,615; ab. 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km). Also called Western Isles Heb ri•de′an, adj. n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34Hebrides — /ˈhɛbrədiz/ (say hebruhdeez) plural noun a group of islands off the western coast of and belonging to Scotland; divided into the Outer Hebrides (Lewis, Harris, etc.) and Inner Hebrides (Skye, Mull, etc.). About 7511 km2. Also, Western Isles.… …

  • 35Hebrides — noun a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland • Syn: ↑Hebridean Islands, ↑Hebridean Isles, ↑Western Islands, ↑Western Isles • Derivationally related forms: ↑Hebridean • Instance Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 36Park, Outer Hebrides — Park, (Scottish Gaelic: Am Pairc) also known as South Lochs, is a huge area of land connected to the rest of Lewis only by a narrow neck between Loch Seaforth and Loch Erisort. This had a wall the Garadh an Tighearna (Laird s Duke) built across… …

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  • 37Ness, Outer Hebrides — Infobox UK place official name= Ness gaelic name= Nis population= 1,000 latitude= 58.47 longitude= 6.25 country= Scotland os grid reference= NB5261 post town= STORNOWAY postcode area= HS postcode district= HS2 dial code= 01851 810 constituency… …

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  • 38West Side, Outer Hebrides — The West Side ( An Taobh Siar in Scottish Gaelic) is the name used for the townships which lie on the Isle of Lewis between Dell in Ness and Shawbost in the south.One road, the A858 serves nearly all of the communities, which are predominantly… …

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  • 39Tarbert, Outer Hebrides — Infobox UK place official name= Tarbert gaelic name= Tairbeart latitude= 57.89 longitude= 6.80 country= Scotland os grid reference= NG154999 post town= ISLE OF HARRIS postcode area= HS postcode district= HS3 dial code= 01851 constituency… …

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  • 40Broker, Outer Hebrides — Broker or Brocair is a small hamlet next to the village of Portvoller and Portnaguran on the Eye Peninsula located on the east side of the Isle of Lewis.Latitude Longitude N58:15:07 W06:08:49 Lat: 58.252000000 Long: 6.147000000OS Grid reference… …

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