Iona

[ ahy-oh-nuh ]

noun
  1. an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.

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How to use Iona in a sentence

  • There was a stone in Iona, over which, if a man stretched his arm three times, he would never err in steering a vessel.

  • The brethren at Iona seem sometimes to have lived well, for we hear of the killing of heifers and oxen.

    The Book-Hunter | John Hill Burton
  • The vine characters of Iona are not nearly as good as those of the fruit.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • Iona is a grape for the amateur and for the careful vineyardist.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for Iona

Iona

/ (aɪˈəʊnə) /


noun
  1. an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides: site of St Columba's monastery (founded in 563) and an important early centre of Christianity. Area: 854 ha (2112 acres)

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