Definition of Scilly islands

1. Noun. An archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates.

Exact synonyms: Isles Of Scilly
Group relationships: England
Generic synonyms: Archipelago

Definition of Scilly islands

1. Proper noun. (alternative form of Isles of Scilly) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scilly Islands

Sciaena aquila
Sciaenidae
Sciaenops
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sciaridae
Scientological
Scientologist
Scientologists
Scientology
Scilla nonscripta
Scilla verna
Scillies
Scillonian
Scilly Islander
Scilly Islanders
Scilly Islands
Scincella
Scincidae
Scincoidian
Scincoidians
Scincus
Scindapsus
Scindapsus aureus
Sciot
Sciots
Scipio
Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus Major
Scipio the Elder
Scirpus

Literary usage of Scilly islands

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ancient Britain and the Invasions of Julius Caesar by Thomas Rice Holmes (1907)
"But I agree with Mr. Stevenson that ' the Tin Islands [of Avienus] . . . cannot be explained as the scilly islands', unless the indications which Avienus ..."

2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"scilly islands, a group at the "W. entrance of the English channel, belonging to the county of Cornwall, ..."

3. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1831)
"scilly islands. Cornwall. Industry. Among the scilly islands we shall mention only St .Vary, which contains the small town of ..."

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