Orkney

/ ˈɔːknɪ; ˈɔːknɪz /

plural noun

1. 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) Orcadian

Example Sentences

And I think that even though we had this section that’s incredibly chaotic and dark, but also really fun with the stuff that I was getting to do performance-wise, to then sort of gradually let go of that throughout the shoot when we went to Orkney mainland after the London section, that was sort of this period where you’re just plodding along and it felt like myself and the crew mirrored that.

From Los Angeles Times

On 3 November, it said that at least 565 people had emerged from a mine in Orkney, south-west of Johannesburg.

From BBC

Recent research found a geographical ancestral link in Orkney and Shetland by scientists in Edinburgh and Aberdeen universities.

From BBC

Snell pulled a coat from her father’s closet that Rona wears back home and the designer borrowed from Orkney residents: “Rona’s wellies were given to us by one of the women on the farm, and I bought her a new pair as a thank-you.”

From Los Angeles Times

“You have a London wardrobe, an Orkney wardrobe, and then a crossover of a few bits that bounce around,” Snell says.

From Los Angeles Times