Hebrides

[ heb-ri-deez ]

/ ˈhɛb rɪˌdiz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).

Also called Western Islands.

Related formsHeb·ri·de·an, He·brid·i·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hebrides

Then he went to the Hebrides, where he fought some battles; and then southward to Man, where he also fought.
Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series|William Bottrell
The Hebrides may well have been the Œstrymnides of Himilco and the Cassiterides of classical writers.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
There still remains in the Hebrides, though it is passing fast away, the custom of fosterage.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 323, July 19, 1828|Various
In like sort the companie of the Hebrides in old time subject vnto Ireland are another, which are said to be 43.
Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete|Raphaell Holinshed

This Macdonnell came from the Hebrides at the head of a Scottish colony.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.

British Dictionary definitions for hebrides

Hebrides

/ (ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz) /

pl n

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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Word Origin and History for hebrides

Hebrides

originally Ebudae, Haebudes, of uncertain origin. Apparently a scribal error turned -u- into -ri-. The Norse name, Suðregar, "Southern Islands," is relative to the Orkneys. Related: Hebridean.