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orkney islands

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
orkney is-lands
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.

name

A region of Scotland, British Isles comprising these islands.

name

A council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.

Example Sentences

Phrases

South Orkney Islands

Frequently Paired Words

Orcadian

Synonyms

Orkney the Orcades the Orkneys

Questions

What does orkney islands mean?
An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.

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