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ISLES OF SCILLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Isles of Scilly mean? 

ISLES OF SCILLY (noun)
  The noun ISLES OF SCILLY has 1 sense:

1. an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and piratesplay

  Familiarity information: ISLES OF SCILLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ISLES OF SCILLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Isles of Scilly; Scilly Islands

Instance hypernyms:

archipelago (a group of many islands in a large body of water)

Holonyms ("Isles of Scilly" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)


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