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

Ian Rivers, 55, set off from New York on 31 May using only a sextant and the stars to navigate to the Scilly Isles.

From BBC

Ian Rivers, from Hereford, said an unsupported solo row between New York and the Scilly Isles had never been achieved and was a "true adventure".

From BBC

"The mystery of the man found on the beach on the Scilly Isles has stumped investigators for more than four decades," said Dr Cheryl Allsop, who is a senior lecturer in criminology and and criminal justice at USW.

From BBC

My parents were not keen on kidswear bikinis, so when I was gifted this one, aged seven, on a camping trip in the Scilly Isles, Scotland, by a lady it no longer fitted, I was ecstatic.

From The Guardian

Archipelago was set in the Scilly Isles, not Cornwall as stated in an earlier version.

From The Guardian