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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

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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

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

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2010

When the wind swept the rain from the hills of Ulva, we could see that on the western side of the island the strange basaltic formation like that of Staffa begins.

From Our Journey to the Hebrides by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

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