Shetland

British  

/ ˈʃɛtlənd /

noun

1. Also called: Shetland Islands.  Official name (until 1974): Zetland.  a group of about 100 islands (fewer than 20 inhabited), off the N coast of Scotland, which constitute an island authority of Scotland: a Norse dependency from the 8th century until 1472; noted for the breeding of Shetland ponies, knitwear manufacturing, and fishing; oil-related industries. Administrative centre: Lerwick. Pop: 21 870 (2003 est). Area: 1426 sq km (550 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The most obvious example is a £400 pendant bought from a Shetland jeweller they visited together.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The findings, published in the Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, focus on four island subspecies found in Scotland: Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and St Kilda.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Researchers discovered especially striking examples of "island gigantism" in wrens from Shetland and St Kilda.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

When Nicola Sturgeon visited a jeweller's shop in Shetland in 2019, her husband told its owner he was "the man with the money".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

My present was an orange crewneck sweater, slightly stained but made, Mom pointed out, of genuine Shetland wool.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls