Orkney Islandsnoun
/ˈɔːk.ni ˌaɪ.ləndz//ˈɔːrk.ni ˌaɪ.ləndz/a council area (= area with its own local government) that is a group of islands off northeastern Scotland:
The European Marine Energy Centre is located in the Orkney Islands.
the chairman of Orkney Islands Council
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- The island is halfway between Shetland and the Orkney Islands.
- One of my aunts, who lived in the Orkney Islands, used to collect wool snagged on fences around sheep fields.
- Council tax collection levels varied widely, from 85.1% in Glasgow to 97.8% in the Orkney Islands.
- She had trained as a teacher and did supply teaching for Orkney Islands Council.
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