Western Isles

noun(functioning as singular or plural)

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): Gaelic name: Eilean Siar
Also called: Western Islands another name for Hebrides

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How to use Western Isles in a sentence

MacDonald mans the office despite being—like most of the rest of the Western Isles, it seems—in his 70s.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Every one knows what Scotch reels are, but every one does not know how the belles of the Western Isles can dance them.
Hudson Bay | R.M. Ballantyne
They had perchance brought oranges from the Western Isles; and were they carrying back the peel?
Cape Cod | Henry D. Thoreau
Could this be seen without remembering that the light of Christianity first dawned over the Western Isles in Ireland?
Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2) | Samuel Lover
That is, he came from what we call the Western Isles or Hebrides.
The story of Burnt Njal | Anonymous

Methinks the time is not far distant when the possession of the Western Isles must be determined at the point of the sword.
The Thirsty Sword | Robert Leighton

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