Saint Kilda

/ (ˈkɪldə) /

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noun usually abbreviated to: St Kilda

a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic, in the Outer Hebrides: uninhabited since 1930; bird sanctuary

Also called: Hirta the main island of this group

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Words nearby Saint Kilda

Saint John's, Saint John's bread, Saint John's wort, Saint Joseph, Saint-Just, Saint Kilda, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Laurent, Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence Seaway

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