Holy Island

proper noun

An island, civil parish, and village thereon, off the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1242).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island, civil parish, and village thereon, off the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1242).

    Synonyms: Lindisfarne

  2. An island off Arran in the Firth of Clyde, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0530).
  3. An island off the west coast of Anglesey, Wales, the location of Holyhead (OS grid ref SH28).
  4. An island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, which is part of Essex County.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn island, civil parish, and village thereon, off the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1242).

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