Iona

[ ahy-oh-nuh ]

noun

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

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)

Example Sentences

Iona Silverman, from law firm Freeths, described a potential social media ban as "a drop in an ocean-sized problem", saying teenagers would just find new ways to access problematic material online.

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The youngest members of the ParalympicsGB squad shone as 13-year-old Iona Winnifrith won silver in the swimming, while Bly Twomey, 14, earned bronze in table tennis.

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On the same day, there were silver medals for the teenage duo of Iona Winnifrith and Bly Twomey.

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Remarkably, Storey had already won 17 medals before 13-year-old Para-swimmer Iona Winnifrith - GB's youngest medal winner in Paris - was even born.

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In the morning heats, Iona Winnifrith, the youngest member of the ParalympicsGB squad, failed to make it through to the final after finishing 10th quickest in the women's S7 50m butterfly heats.

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