HyperDic: scilly_islands

English > 1 sense of the expression Scilly Islands:
NOUNlocationScilly Islands, Isles of Scillyan archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel
English > Scilly Islands: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates.
SynonymIsles of Scilly
Instance ofarchipelagoA group of many islands in a large body of water
Part ofEnglandA division of the United Kingdom
SpanishIsles of Scilly
CatalanIsles of Scilly

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