Staffa

[ staf-uh ]

/ ˈstæf ə /

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noun

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

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How to use Staffa in a sentence

By good luck the sky lifted at the critical moment, and the travellers had a favourable view of Staffa.
Keats|Sidney Colvin
Suddenly Allan paused his walk and looked northward towards the little isle of Staffa.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert Leighton
The conspirators were further fortified by the accession of Jeronimo della Staffa, and three members of the house of Corgna.
The Story of Perugia|Margaret Symonds
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.

Enfield—a township in the parish of Staffa and county of Monmouth, about 20 miles from Hobart.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West

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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