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Staffa

American  
[staf-uh] / ˈstæf ə /

noun

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


Staffa British  
/ ˈstæfə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The investigation is related to a fire which broke out on an industrial estate on Staffa Road in Leyton in March, which the prosecution said was started using an accelerant such as petrol.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2024

Boat excursions to Staffa, a nearby island, offer the geological marvel Fingal’s Cave and puffin sightings.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2021

But good ones, like this wine from La Staffa, grown in the Castelli di Jesi region in the northern Marche near the Adriatic, reawaken curiosity.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2018

Little wonder that Mendelssohn himself, on a trip to Mull, Iona and Staffa, was inspired to write the Hebrides Overture.

From The Guardian May 25, 2012

And so, with a great lesson behind us and before, we sail away on that summer sea and bid farewell to Staffa.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 by Various

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