Staffa

American

[staf-uh] / ˈstæf ə /

noun

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

Staffa British

/ ˈstæfə /

noun

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

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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

Her boyfriend, Colin Balmer, 24, from Staffa Drive, Ballymena, was driving the car.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2014

He may not know about Staffa, but he knows just about everything else, quite literally.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2010

The basaltic columns of the Giants' Causeway and the Isle of Staffa are well-known examples of such regularly jointed masses.

From Geology by James Geikie

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