Hebrides

American  

[heb-ri-deez] / ˈhɛb rɪˌdiz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a group of islands Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2,900 sq. mi. (7,500 sq. km).

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Hebrides British  

/ ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz /

plural noun

1. Also known as: the Western Isles. 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 )

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Other Word Forms

• Hebridean
  adjective
• Hebridian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Hebrides

HMS Agamemnon departed its construction home at BAE systems in Barrow last week and went through its first dive at sea in the Navy's Inner Hebrides exercise areas en-route.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The findings, published in the Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, focus on four island subspecies found in Scotland: Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and St Kilda.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

As Champagne must come from its designated region in France, Harris tweed can only be made in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

They are waulking the wool, an age-old tradition for rendering tweed soft and airtight so that it might keep the shepherds of the Scottish Hebrides warm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Perhaps they were like the modem ones, which say that Still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we in dreams behold the Hebrides.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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