Orkney Islands
[ awrk-nee ]
plural noun
an island group off the NE tip of Scotland. 340 sq. mi. (880 sq. km).
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How to use Orkney Islands in a sentence
I was lying quiet those days, about forty years ago, off the north of the Orkney Islands.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary AntinSome years afterwards Mr. Wynn learned that he was engaged in the fish trade in one of the Orkney Islands.
The Cambrian Sketch-Book | R. Rice DaviesIn the latter half of the fourteenth century, the Orkney Islands passed into the hands of his descendants.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneIn the southern districts of Scotland, and in the Orkney Islands, the inhabitants preferred the increase of the moon for it.
Moon Lore | Timothy HarleyMr. President:—In the Orkney Islands there is a cathedral described by the guide as of two parts—the old and the new.
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