Islay

/ (ˈaɪlə, ˈaɪleɪ) /

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noun

an island off the W coast of Scotland: the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides; separated from the island of Jura by the Sound of Islay . Pop: 3457 (2001). Area: 606 sq km (234 sq miles)

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Words nearby Islay

Islands, islands council, Islands of the Blessed, island universe, Islas Canarias, Islay, isle, Isle of Capri, Isle of Dogs, Isle of Man, Isle of Pines

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How to use Islay in a sentence

He knew the Islay men, great rugged fishers with immense hands and their feet small as a girl's.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
A strange, mystical water, the Moyle, to have two isles in it like Islay of the pipers and Raghery of the black caves.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
Though rock-girt, Islay is fertile, and a large portion has been brought under a state of cultivation.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
Some good black chalk occurs also in Caernarvonshire and in the island of Islay.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

He would show her the pale coast of Ireland; and then they would see Islay, of which she had many a ballad and story.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873|Various