/ ɔːˈkeɪdiən; NAmE ; ɔːrˈk-/ noun
a person from the islands of Orkney in Scotland
► Or·ca·dian adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
from Orcades (the Latin name for the Orkney Islands) + -ian .
/ ɔːˈkeɪdiən; NAmE ; ɔːrˈk-/ noun
a person from the islands of Orkney in Scotland
► Or·ca·dian adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
from Orcades (the Latin name for the Orkney Islands) + -ian .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005