Northern Isles
Britishplural noun
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The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for wind for much of Scotland, excluding the Northern Isles, as well as the far north of Northern Ireland and England.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Spare a thought for those in the Northern Isles, Scotland, where it's only going to reach 13C.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The 86-year-old Dutchman had the car shipped to the Netherlands before making the epic journey to the Northern Isles with it on the back on his vintage Opel Blitz truck.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Northern Scotland and the Northern Isles, as well as parts of East Anglia and southeast England, are likely to have the best chances of catching a glimpse of the night sky.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
It might have been heard not only in Scandinavia and the Northern Isles, but in a great part of the British Islands, in Normandy, in Russia—along the river-road that ran to Constantinople—and in Constantinople itself.
From The Unity of Civilization by Various
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