Western Isles

noun

1. Gaelic name: Eilean Siar. an island authority in W Scotland, consisting of the Outer Hebrides; created in 1975. Administrative centre: Stornoway. Pop: 26 100 (2003 est). Area: 2900 sq km (1120 sq miles)

2. Also called: Western Islands. another name for Hebrides

Example Sentences

The project, which will see renewable power generated in the Western Isles fed into the National Grid, involves running a cable underground between Dundonnell and Beauly.

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His mother was a Gaelic speaker, born and raised in Lewis in the Western Isles, who moved to America aged 18 in 1930.

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The Scottish government believes the single authority model could also work in Argyll and Bute and the Western Isles.

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Cloud is forecast across Northern Ireland, north-west Scotland, the Western Isles and the south-west of England, lessening chances of getting a good view of the full Strawberry Moon.

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UHI is a network of colleges, specialist teaching centres and research institutes in the Highlands, Northern and Western Isles, Moray and Perthshire.

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