hebrides

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Collective name for the islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides
a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, consisting of the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. or Western Isles ancient Ebudae Group of islands, western Scotland, in the North Atlantic Ocean. They are separated into two groups, the Outer Hebrides and the Inner Hebrides, divided by the Little Minch Strait. The Outer Hebrides are administered as the Eilean Siar (Western Isles) council area (pop., 2001: 26,502). The northern Inner Hebrides lie within the Highland council area, and the southern Inner Hebrides are part of Argyll and Bute council area. Composed of more than 40 islands, only a few of which are inhabited, the Hebrides were originally settled by Celts. Norse raids, which led to Norse rule, began after the 8th century and lasted until 1266, when the islands were ceded to Scotland. Their economy centres on farming, fishing, and weaving, the latter noted especially for Harris tweed
{i} group of islands off the western and northwest coast of Scotland
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland

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Greater Hebrides
Collective name for the islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
The islands of the Hebrides around the coast of Scotland, separated from the Outer Hebrides by the Little Minch
Outer Hebrides
An archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland, separated from the Inner Hebrides by the Little Minch
The Hebrides
short collective name for Greater Hebrides the islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
a group of islands west of Scotland and east of the Outer Hebrides. The largest islands are Skye, Islay, and Mull, and many tourists go there in the summer
New Hebrides
the former name of Vanuatu
Outer Hebrides
a group of islands northwest of the Inner Hebrides to the west of Scotland. The main islands are Lewis and Harris, North Uist, South Uist, Benbecula, and Barra. The main town, Stornoway, is on Lewis. Many people there still speak Scottish Gaelic, and the main industries are sheep farming and producing goods made of wool, especially Harris tweed. The area attracts many tourists in summer. English people sometimes use this name to represent any place that is very far away from the places where most people live
inner hebrides
islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland
outer hebrides
a 130-mile long archipelago northwest of Scotland
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