Orkney
Orkneys (ˈɔːknɪz) or Orkney Islands
/ (ˈɔːknɪ) /
a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles): Related word: Orcadian
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How to use Orkney in a sentence
Over 75 percent of the staff of the Hudson Bay Company was from Orkney alone.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was not easy to find a copy of The Pirate in Orkney this year.
It occurs within the pentacle symbol engraved on a pebble from the Broch of Burrian, Orkney.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyOn the 24th July, 1818, during a storm in Orkney, Mr. Neill picked up hailstones weighing from four ounces to nearly half a pound.
The Rain Cloud | AnonymousI was lying quiet those days, about forty years ago, off the north of the Orkney Islands.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary Antin
All the northern counties had sent their quota to swell the number, and even the Orkney and Shetland Islands were represented.
The Book-Hunter | John Hill BurtonIn company they succeeded in reaching Stromness, in the Orkney Isles, in about ten days.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George Bryce
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