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

Example Sentences

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Hebrides

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

Wrens from Fair Isle and the Outer Hebrides remained more genetically similar to mainland birds, showing that island evolution can vary significantly even across nearby islands.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

MV Hebrides is scheduled to operate on the Little Minch, servicing Skye, Harris and North Uist, on Wednesday afternoon.

From BBC ● May 13, 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

Another example of a correlation mistaken for a cause: In the New Hebrides Islands, body lice were considered a cause of good health.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos