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

Derived Forms

• Scillonian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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

Bells will be sounded in Britain's northernmost inhabited house in Skaw, the Shetland Isles, and the UK's most westerly church in Tresco, The Scilly Isles.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2012

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

You are a little longer at sea—you glide along the south coast till you reach the Scilly Isles, and the ships of the company are all that can be desired.

From Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)