Iona

[ ahy-oh-nuh ]

/ aɪˈoʊ nə /

noun

an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.

Words nearby Iona

Iolanthe, iolite, IOM, Io moth, ion, Iona, IONARC, ion channel, ion engine, Ionesco, ion exchange

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Example sentences from the Web for Iona

The young stewardess of the "Iona" who met with a terrible death on that ill-fated vessel in the heroic effort to rescue a child.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895|Various
Even when he was in Iona Columba was solicitous about his beloved monks of Durrow.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy
At Iona the brethren of his settlement passed their time in reading and transcribing, as well as in manual labour.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
There is a spot on Iona that has always had a strange enchantment for me.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod

He arrived from Iona with a great train of monks, whom he arrayed in three companies at the moment of their entrance into Glasgow.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for Iona

Iona

/ (aɪˈəʊnə) /

noun

an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides: site of St Columba's monastery (founded in 563) and an important early centre of Christianity. Area: 854 ha (2112 acres)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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释义	Iona [ ahy-oh-nuh ] / aɪˈoʊ nə / noun an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity. Words nearby Iona Iolanthe, iolite, IOM, Io moth, ion, Iona, IONARC, ion channel, ion engine, Ionesco, ion exchange Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Iona The young stewardess of the "Iona" who met with a terrible death on that ill-fated vessel in the heroic effort to rescue a child. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 28, 1895\|Various Even when he was in Iona Columba was solicitous about his beloved monks of Durrow. Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum\|John Healy At Iona the brethren of his settlement passed their time in reading and transcribing, as well as in manual labour. Old English Libraries\|Ernest Savage There is a spot on Iona that has always had a strange enchantment for me. The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)\|Fiona Macleod He arrived from Iona with a great train of monks, whom he arrayed in three companies at the moment of their entrance into Glasgow. The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)\|Sabine Baring-Gould British Dictionary definitions for Iona Iona / (aɪˈəʊnə) / noun an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides: site of St Columba's monastery (founded in 563) and an important early centre of Christianity. Area: 854 ha (2112 acres) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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