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Hebrides

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛbrɪdiːz/

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Definition of Hebrides
  • a group of about 500 islands off the NW coast of Scotland.

The Inner Hebrides include the islands of Skye, Mull, Jura, Islay, Iona, Coll, Eigg, Rhum, Staffa, and Tiree. The Little Minch separates this group from the Outer Hebrides, which include the islands of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist, Benbecula, Barra, and the isolated St Kilda group. The shipping forecast area Hebrides covers an area of the Atlantic off the NW coast of Scotland

Derivatives

Hebridean

noun & adjective

Hebrides in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Hebrides in the US English dictionary