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

He was upon a voyage to Staffa, and had sent home some of the stones of which it consists.

From A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 by Morley, Henry

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