Orkney Islands
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Orkney Islands
proper noun
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An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.
This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.
Similar: Orkney, the Orcades, the Orkneys
- A region of Scotland, British Isles comprising these islands.
- A council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.
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name group of islands
| Español | Orcadas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오크니 제도 okeuni jedo |
| 中文 | 奧克尼群島 /奥克尼群岛 Àokèní Qúndǎo, 奧克尼 /奥克尼 Àokèní |
| Português | Orcadas, Orcades, Órcadas, Órcades, Ilhas Orkney |
| Français | les Orcades |
| Deutsch | Orkney, Orkneys, Orkneyinseln, Orkney-Inseln, Orkaden, Orkaden-Inseln |
| Italiano | le Orcadi, le isole Orcadi |
| Русский | Оркне́йские острова́ Orknéjskije ostrová, Орка́дские острова́ Orkádskije ostrová |
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title = {Orkney Islands},
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