Iona

[ahy-oh-nuh]

noun

an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.

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Examples from the Web for iona

The young stewardess of the "Iona" who met with a terrible death on that ill-fated vessel in the heroic effort to rescue a child.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895|Various
Even when he was in Iona Columba was solicitous about his beloved monks of Durrow.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy
At Iona the brethren of his settlement passed their time in reading and transcribing, as well as in manual labour.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
There is a spot on Iona that has always had a strange enchantment for me.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod

He arrived from Iona with a great train of monks, whom he arrayed in three companies at the moment of their entrance into Glasgow.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for iona

Iona

noun

an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides: site of St Columba's monastery (founded in 563) and an important early centre of Christianity. Area: 854 ha (2112 acres)

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