Sheppey

/ (ˈʃɛpɪ) /

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noun

Isle of Sheppey an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)

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Words nearby Sheppey

shepherd's pie, shepherd's-purse, shepherd's weatherglass, Sheppard, Sheppard's correction, Sheppey, Sher, sherang, sherardize, Sheraton, sherbet

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How to use Sheppey in a sentence

It long held lands in the isle of Sheppey, as well as the advowson of the church of Eastchurch, in the same island.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
The only monumental brass that gives this fashion of arming is the Northwode brass at Minster, Sheppey.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
Other accounts say that these nuns were removed to Minster, in Sheppey.
The Dover Road|Charles G. Harper
In the Isle of Sheppey there is not a single person who is drawing the unemployment donation.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, June 18, 1919|Various

It was much dispersed in the Isle of Sheppey, the year after from Michaelmas into the winter.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton