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Lindisfarne

British  
/ ˈlɪndɪsˌfɑːn /

noun

  1. another name for Holy Island

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A couple hundred people have settled into a safe-enough life on Lindisfarne, an island that’s less than a mile from shore.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

As a side note, Lindisfarne remains so small and remote that it doesn’t even have any doctors today.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

Lord Sentamu of Lindisfarne was commissioned as honorary assistant bishop for Newcastle in June 2021, a year after he stood down as archbishop.

From BBC May 14, 2023

Vikings destroyed the monastery of Lindisfarne in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, which had been a celebrated center of learning.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

It is high water while we pass, and Lindisfarne is wholly an island.

From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables

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