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STAFFA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Staffa mean?
• STAFFA (noun)
The noun STAFFA has 1 sense:
1. an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave
Familiarity information: STAFFA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Staffa"):
Fingal's Cave (a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in Scotland)
Holonyms ("Staffa" is a part of...):
Inner Hebrides (islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland)
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