English Explanatory Dictionary

Isles of Scilly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪlz əv ˈsɪli/

Word forms

Isles of Scilly

Etymology

From Cornish Syllan, from British Latin (Insulae) Sillinae, Silina, Siluruni, found in Ancient Greek as Σίλυρες (Sílures), Σύρινες (Súrines), of uncertain origin, but suggested by some to be from solis insulae (“isles of the sun”). Coates (2006) proposed an origin in Proto-Semitic *s-l- (“rock, cliff”) (cf. Hebrew סלע (“rock”)).

Synonyms

Scilly Islands Scilly Isles Scillies

Related words

Scillonian Scilly Islander
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