Skye

American

[skahy] / skaɪ /

noun

Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1,735 sq. km).

Skye British

/ skaɪ /

noun

a mountainous island off the NW coast of Scotland, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides: tourist centre. Chief town: Portree. Pop: 9232 (2001). Area: 1735 sq km (670 sq miles)

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Runrig were a Scottish Celtic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“The dominant theme for equities has been the rotation out of chip makers,” Skye Masters, head of markets research at National Australia Bank, said in a commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Facilities such as public toilets and waste disposal points - particularly the lack of them - are a big issue in parts of Skye.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, which represented plaintiffs in the case, welcomed Brinkema's ruling as a "significant victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and people in America."

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Back in Chicago, I spent summer afternoons shopping for new school clothes or sipping iced mochas with Skye and Madi at my favorite café.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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