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Meaning of Western Isles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɛstənˈaɪ̯lz

Definitions

  1. The Outer Hebrides, an archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland.
  2. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, the Western Isles Council (officially Scottish Gaelic Comhairle nan Eilean Siar since 1997).

Examples

“Captain: The multiplying villainies of nature / Do swarm upon him - from the Western Isles.”

CEFR level

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

Western Junction Western Khmer Western Liao Western Mari western marsh harrier western mastiff bat

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