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Shetland Islands
[ shet-luhnd ahy-luhndz ]
plural noun
- an island group northeast of the Orkney Islands: northernmost part of Great Britain. 550 sq. mi. (1,425 sq. km).
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Other Words From
- Shetland Island·er noun
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Example Sentences
All the northern counties had sent their quota to swell the number, and even the Orkney and Shetland Islands were represented.
In the early summer of 1860 I went upon a visit to a distant relative of mine, who lived in one of the Shetland Islands.
In the Orkney and Shetland Islands it is the most common, if not the only, species, and builds its nest among the corn or heath.
In the Shetland Islands she has also organized these societies, and thus many lives have been saved.
Waldron said he particularly desired to go to the Shetland Islands, on the north of Scotland, in order to buy himself a pony.
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