- the Hebrides ⇒ a group of over 500 islands off the W coast of Scotland: separated by the North Minch, Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides: the chief islands are Skye, Raasay, Rum, Eigg, Coll, Tiree, Mull, Jura, Colonsay, and Islay (Inner Hebrides), and Lewis with Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra (Outer Hebrides)Also known as: the Western Isles
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Heb•ri•des
(heb′ri dēz′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- Place Namesa group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. 29,615;
ab. 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km). Also called Western Islands.
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Hebrides /ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz/ pl n
'Hebrides' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Barra
- Colonsay
- Fingal's Cave
- Harris
- Harris Tweed
- Hebridean
- Highland
- Inner Hebrides
- Iona
- Islay
- Jura
- Lewis
- Lewis with Harris
- Mull
- New Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Rockall
- Saint Kilda
- Skye
- Spanish Armada
- Staffa
- Stornoway
- Tiree
- Vanuatu
- Western Isles
- broch
- Coral Sea
- fulmar
- Lewis and Harris
- N. Heb.
- Western Islands
- Scots Gaelic