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- proper noun An
archipelago of theHebrides inScotland , separated from theInner Hebrides by the Little Minch.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland
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The beans have to go on top of a traditional veganesque cheese preferably sourced in the Outer Hebrides and the sheep need to be milked on sustainably resourced soft wood stools.
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The beans have to go on top of a traditional veganesque cheese preferably sourced in the Outer Hebrides and the sheep need to be milked on sustainably resourced soft wood stools.
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But two unobstructed sunshine measuring stations, at Stornoway in Outer Hebrides and Valentia in south-west Ireland, do show reductions in sunshine hours over more than 100 years.
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This picture was taken a few days before the 36 people of St Kilda were evacuated on HMS Harebell from their island home, 40 miles west of the Outer Hebrides, to a new life among strangers, on 29 August 1930.
Family life 2012
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Fencing could be shared between the Callanish standing stones, Outer Hebrides and Lewis.
The arts in 2012: the big nail-biter that is the Olympics opening ceremony 2011
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Whether it ranks on a par with Schafernaker's previous on-air description of the Outer Hebrides as nowheresville remains to be seen.
Diary 2010
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It's fun to watch my mother's family name spread north from Galloway while my father's moves east and south from the Outer Hebrides until they meet ... where they met.
Scottish Things 2010
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What I was saying to you before - and I'm not talking about Amy, because Amy hasn't taken drugs for a year - is if anybody wants drugs, they could be in Orkney, the Outer Hebrides, and they'd pick up the phone and within an hour, somebody will be there with drugs.
Ginny Dougary: Mitch Winehouse on the Torment of Amy's Self-Destruction Ginny Dougary 2010
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The pub and restaurant is on the main sailing route to Skye, the Outer Hebrides and the Small Isles and attracts yachtsmen, hillwalkers and tourists throughout the year.
Family travel 10,000 miles to view Britain's most remote pub 2010
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At the Stornoway course in the Outer Hebrides, it comes entirely free – except for the pursed-lip disapproval of those who believe that Sunday is the Lord's day, to be kept holy and golf-free.
Iran wants to dazzle London, but will Prince Charles give his consent? 2010
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