a council area of north-west Scotland, often called by its official Gaelic name ‘Eilean Siar’. It consists of the islands of the Outer Hebrides : Lewis with Harris, North Uist, South Uist and Barra. Its administrative centre is Stornoway . The term Western Isles is also sometimes used to mean all the islands in the Hebrides.
WESTERN ISLES
Meaning of WESTERN ISLES in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005