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

But improving conditions in some areas mean schools in the Western Isles and Shetland as well as some in Orkney will reopen.

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Yellow alerts stretch from Penzance to the Shetland Islands, while central and northern Scotland are under more severe amber warnings.

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Pupils have been unable to return to their classrooms after the Christmas break in many parts of northern Scotland such as Aberdeenshire, Shetland and Orkney, where schools will remain shut on Tuesday.

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Nurseries and schools in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles are also shut until further notice.

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All schools in Shetland will be closed on Monday as a result of the amber warnings.

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