Western Isles

noun

1. an island authority in W Scotland, consisting of the Outer Hebrides; created in 1975. Administrative centre: Stornoway. Pop: 26 100 (2003 est). Area: 2900 sq km (1120 sq miles) Gaelic nameEilean Siar
2. Also calledWestern Islands another name for Hebrides

Example Sentences

MacDonald mans the office despite being—like most of the rest of the Western Isles, it seems—in his 70s.

From The Daily Beast

Every one knows what Scotch reels are, but every one does not know how the belles of the Western Isles can dance them.

From Project Gutenberg

They had perchance brought oranges from the Western Isles; and were they carrying back the peel?

From Project Gutenberg

Could this be seen without remembering that the light of Christianity first dawned over the western isles in Ireland?

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That is, he came from what we call the Western Isles or Hebrides.

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Methinks the time is not far distant when the possession of the Western Isles must be determined at the point of the sword.

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