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Meaning of Orkney Islands | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.
  2. A region of Scotland, British Isles comprising these islands.
  3. A council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.

Equivalents

Cymraeg Ynysoedd Erch
Deutsch Orkaden Orkaden-Inseln Orkney Orkney-Inseln Orkneyinseln Orkneys
Español Orcadas
Français les Orcades
Հայերեն Օրկադյան կղզիներ
Íslenska Orkneyjar
Italiano le isole Orcadi le Orcadi
한국어 오크니 제도
Latina Orcades
Polski Orkady
Português Ilhas Orkney Orcadas Orcades
Русский Орка́дские острова́ Оркне́йские острова́
Svenska Orkneyöarna

Examples

“This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like⟳ to secede from Britain and become⟳ a self-governing territory of Norway.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Orkney skiff Orkneyan Orkneys Orknies orkoiyot Orkxit

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