Orkney Islands en · PROPN
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Meanings
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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.
2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2023:
- A region of Scotland, British Isles comprising these islands.
- A council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Synonyms
the Orkneys · Orkney · the Orcades
Translations (41)
gd Arcaibh (group of islands) · cmn 奧克尼 /奥克尼 (group of islands) · la Orcades (group of islands) · fo Orknoyggjar (group of islands) · de Orkneyinseln (group of islands) · ru Оркне́йские острова́ (group of islands) · de Orkneys (group of islands) · is Orkneyjar (group of islands) · gv Ellanyn Orc (group of islands) · sco Orkney (group of islands) · de Orkney (group of islands) · nn Orknøyane (group of islands) · de Orkaden (group of islands) · cmn 奧克尼群島 /奥克尼群岛 (group of islands) · ca illes Òrcades (group of islands) · de Orkney-Inseln (group of islands) · pl Orkady (group of islands) · it le Orcadi (group of islands) · non Orkneyjar (group of islands) · de Orkaden-Inseln (group of islands) · pt Órcadas (group of islands) · pt Orcadas (group of islands) · it le isole Orcadi (group of islands) · pt Orcades (group of islands) · ru Орка́дские острова́ (group of islands) · et Orkney saared (group of islands) · pt Ilhas Orkney (group of islands) · pt Órcades (group of islands) · gd na h-Eileanan Arcaibh (group of islands) · sv Orkneyöarna (group of islands) · es Orcadas (group of islands) · ko 오크니 제도 (group of islands) · fi Orkneysaaret (group of islands) · hy Օրկադյան կղզիներ (group of islands) · la Orcades insulae (group of islands) · fr les Orcades (group of islands) · da Ørkenøerne (group of islands) · cy Ynysoedd Erch (group of islands) · nrn Orknøjar (group of islands) · nb Orknøyene (group of islands) · da Orkneyøerne (group of islands)