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Tiree

British  
/ taɪˈriː /

noun

  1. an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Pop: 770 (2001). Area: 78 sq km (30 sq miles)

"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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CalMac said this would mean that by the end of the week planned levels of service and usual vessels would be in place on Coll, Colonsay, Mull, South Uist and Tiree.

From BBC May 13, 2026

MV Isle of Mull has been redeployed to serve Coll, Tiree and Colonsay.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Gusts of 96 mph were recorded on the Island of Tiree at the peak of the storm.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2025

Other big events at the weekend include Tiree Music Festival and the Island Games returning to Orkney for the first time in 20 years.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2025

Because, judging from her letter, it must be somewhere about Benbecula or Tiree.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various

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