Hebrides
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown. Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.
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Proper noun[edit]
Hebrides
- The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
- A sea area that is centred on these islands.
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Translations[edit]
group of islands
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References[edit]
- Hebridean, adj. and n., in Oxford English Dictionary, First Supplement, 1933.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Hebrides”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.