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

Arnold first got the itch to search out isolated and vulnerable phone boxes during a walking holiday in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The annual contest on the isle of Easdale, in the Inner Hebrides, has attracted a record number of international entries, representing more than 30 nations, with some flying in from New Zealand and Canada.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

While in the Hebrides, Margerison also filmed an angry encounter with an elderly couple in a supermarket after they complained that he had "loudly and rudely" asked them to move out of his way.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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

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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