Scilly Isles

American  

[sil-ee ahylz] / ˈsɪl i ˈaɪlz /

Also Scilly Islands

plural noun

1. a group of about 140 small islands, SW of Land's End, England. 6½ sq. mi. (17 sq. km) Hugh Town.

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Scilly Isles British  

/ ˈsɪlɪ, ˈsɪlɪz /

plural noun

1. a group of about 140 small islands (only five inhabited) off the extreme SW coast of England: tourist centre. Capital: Hugh Town. Pop: 2100 (2003 est). Area: 16 sq km (6 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Scillonian adjective

Example Sentences

Last week, Truro Crown Court heard that last September four men on a boat called the Lily Lola sailed to an area near the Scilly Isles on instructions from a gang in South America.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Bryce Carlson arrived at St. Mary in the Scilly Isles, off England’s southwestern tip, late Saturday — 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes after setting out from St. John’s, Newfoundland.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2018

Bryce Carlson arrived at St. Mary in the Scilly Isles, off England’s southwestern tip, late Saturday - 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes after setting out from St. John’s, Newfoundland.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2018

Suggestions have included the Seychelles, Kenya, Mustique, an island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Greek island of Corfu and the Scilly Isles off England's southwest coast.

From Reuters • Apr. 30, 2011

Drake made the passage home to the Scilly Isles in the wonderfully short period of twenty-three days.

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