Staffa

[ staf-uh ]

/ ˈstæf ə /

noun

an island in W Scotland, in the Hebrides: site of Fingal's Cave.

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Examples from the Web for staffa

Fingal's Cave, in the Island of Staffa, furnishes a remarkable instance of basaltic columns.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Scott used to mention the surprise with which he himself witnessed Erskine's emotion on first entering the Cave of Staffa.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.
Aodh, last of the Culdees, or primitive clergy of Io'na, an island south of Staffa.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
By good luck the sky lifted at the critical moment, and the travellers had a favourable view of Staffa.
Keats|Sidney Colvin

No change, improvement, growth, has added to or taken from Staffa.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for staffa

Staffa

/ (ˈstæfə) /

noun

an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull: site of Fingal's Cave

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