orkney islands

Noun
  1. An archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland (synset 108973602)
    is an instance of: archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    is a part of:
    • scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
    • atlantic, atlantic ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
    • north sea - an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970

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