English Explanatory Dictionary

St Kilda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago in the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
  2. Any of various localities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, named for the archipelago.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A seaside suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Word forms

St Kilda

Etymology

Apparently from Old Norse skildir (“shields”).

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