Stornoway

[ stawr-nuh-wey ]
/ ˈstɔr nəˌweɪ /

noun

a city in NW Scotland, in the Hebrides.

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Stornoway
/ (ˈstɔːnəˌweɪ) /

noun

a port in NW Scotland, on the E coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, administrative centre of the Western Isles. Pop: 5602 (2001)
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