WESTERN ISLES, THE

Meaning of WESTERN ISLES, THE in English

ˌWestern ˈIsles, the BrE AmE

a ↑ region in northwest Scotland consisting of the Outer Hebrides islands of Harris, Lewis, North and South Uist, and Barra. Its main town is Stornoway.

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WESTERN — I Genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows set in the American West, usually …
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ISLES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Western Isles Scilly Isles of Scilly Isles
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WESTERN — I. ˈwestə(r)n, - R also -t ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English westeren, westerne, from Old English westerne; akin to …
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WESTERN — (a.) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
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WESTERN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of …
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WESTERN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the …
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WESTERN — ( a. ) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a …
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WESTERN — /wes"teuhrn/ , adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office. 2. directed or proceeding toward …
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WESTERN — I. ˈwes-tərn adjective Etymology: Middle English westerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrōni western, Old English west …
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WESTERN — adj moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. …
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WESTERN — [west.ern] adj [ME westerne, fr. OE; akin to OHG westroni western, OE west] (bef. 12c) 1 a: coming from the …
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WESTERN — a genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows that are set in the American …
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WESTERN — western, W~ BrE AmE ˈwest ə n AmE - ə rn ▷ western|s z ▶ ˌ Western Au ˈ stralia …
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WESTERN — / ˈwestən; NAmE -ərn/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] ( abbr. W ) (also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WESTERN — I. west ‧ ern 1 S2 W2 BrE AmE , Western /ˈwestən $ -ərn/ adjective ( written abbreviation W ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WESTERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
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WESTERN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WESTERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Oxford English vocab
WESTERN — also Western ( westerns) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Western means …
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WESTERN — n. Western Isles Western Samoa Western Bug River Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. country and western Ghats Eastern and …
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ISLES — n. Western Isles Scilly Isles of Scilly Isles
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WESTERN — Synonyms and related words : 3-D, Cinemascope, Cinerama, Marchen, Technicolor, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, animated cartoon, apologue, bedtime …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WESTERN — n a book or film that tells a story about cowboys in the Wild West . Westerns involve guns, horses …
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ISLES — Острова
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WESTERN — western.ogg 1. ʹwestən n (часто Western) 1. = westerner 2. вестерн ( ковбойский фильм ); ковбойский роман и т. п. …
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WESTERN — western прил.1) западный; относящийся к западу the commonwealth of Western nations — содружество западных государств in the contemporary western world …
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WESTERN — 1. [ʹwestən] n (часто Western) 1. = ~er 2. вестерн ( ковбойский фильм ); ковбойский роман и т. п. 3. …
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WESTERN — 1. ʹwestən n (часто Western) 1. = westerner 2. вестерн ( ковбойский фильм ); ковбойский роман и т. п. 3. …
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WESTERN — 1. прил. 1) западный; относящийся к западу the commonwealth of Western nations — содружество западных государств in the contemporary western …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WESTERN — 1. прил. 1) западный; относящийся к западу the commonwealth of Western nations — содружество западных государств in the contemporary western world — в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WESTERN — прил. 1) западный, относящийся к западу 2) амер. относящийся к западным штатам, ковбойский • - Western Hemisphere - Western Samoa
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WESTERN — вестерн 1) Один из традиционных жанров американского кинематографа, классическая тематика которого связана с освоением Запада [West, Frontier] во второй половине XIX …
WESTERN — вестерн 1) Один из традиционных жанров американского кинематографа, классическая тематика которого связана с освоением Запада [West, Frontier] во второй половине …
ISLES — Острова
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BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES AIRPORT — Airport Name : Brunswick Golden Isles Airport Airport Location : Brunswick, Georgia, United States IATA Code : BQK ICAO Code …
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SCILLY, ISLES OF — or Scilly Isles Group of about 50 small islands and many more islets, southwestern England. Located off Land's End , …
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WESTERN ISLES — Gaelic Eilean Siar council area of Scotland, in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland, comprising …
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THE ISLES OF SCILLY — Scil ‧ ly Isles, the /ˈsɪli ˌaɪlz/ BrE AmE ( also the Isles of Scilly ) a group of about …
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SCILLY ISLES — Scil ‧ ly Isles, the /ˈsɪli ˌaɪlz/ BrE AmE ( also the Isles of Scilly ) a group of about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCILLY ISLES, THE — Scil ‧ ly Isles, the /ˈsɪli ˌaɪlz/ BrE AmE ( also the Isles of Scilly ) a group of about …
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HEBRIDES — or Western Isles ancient Ebudae Group of islands, western Scotland, in the North Atlantic Ocean. They are separated into two …
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SUNDANESE — I. |səndə|nēz, -ēs adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Malay Sunda western Java + English -nese (as in Chinese ) 1. …
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SCILLONIAN — I. sə̇ˈlōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Scilly Isles, group of small islands in southwest England + English -onian (as …
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ISLESMAN — ˈī(ə)lzmən noun ( plural islesmen ) Etymology: isles) (plural of isle ) (I) + man : a native or inhabitant …
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SEAWEED — any of certain species of red, green, and brown marine algae that generally are anchored to the sea bottom or …
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UNITED KINGDOM — officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, byname Great Britain, or Britain, island nation, situated off the northwestern …
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THAXTER, CELIA LAIGHTON — born June 29, 1835, Portsmouth, N.H., U.S. died Aug. 26, 1894, Appledore Island, N.H. ne Celia Laighton American poet whose …
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OUTER HEBRIDES — islands in Scotland, off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland. They constitute the Western Isles council area. Lewis, the …
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NORTH SEA — The Baltic and North seas and the English Channel. shallow, northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean located between the British …
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INNER HEBRIDES — islands off the Atlantic (western) coast of Scotland. As their name suggests, the Inner Hebrides lie close to the west …
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EUROPE — The vast majority of Europe's inhabitants are of the European (or Caucasoid) geographic race, characterized by white or lightly pigmented …
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ENGLISH LITERATURE — the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the …
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CORNWALL — administrative and historic county, southwestern England, occupying a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. Truro is the seat of the …
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CELTIC LANGUAGES — also spelled Keltic, branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken throughout much of Western Europe in Roman and pre-Roman times …
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ARGYLLSHIRE — also called Argyll, Gaelic Earraghaidheal (Coastland of the Gael) historic county in western Scotland. Argyllshire lies mainly within the Argyll …
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ISLE — isle /aɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin insula 'island' ] a …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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