ISLE OF SKYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Isle of Skye mean? 

• ISLE OF SKYE (noun)
  The noun ISLE OF SKYE has 1 sense:

1. an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery

  Familiarity information: ISLE OF SKYE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISLE OF SKYE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Isle of Skye" is a part of...):

Inner Hebrides (islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland)

 Context examples 

The bones of the sea monster are 170 million years old and were discovered in Scotland’s Isle of Skye.

(Sea Monster Swam Oceans 170 Million Years Ago, Voanews)