Orkney Islands

proper noun

An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.

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Orkneythe Orcadesthe Orkneys
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.

    This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.

    2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2023

    Synonyms: Orkney, the Orcades, the Orkneys

  2. A region of Scotland, British Isles comprising these islands.
  3. A council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island.

Similar
Orkneythe Orcadesthe Orkneys

Translations

Catalan illes Òrcades
  • illes Òrcadesgroup of islands
Chinese Mandarin 奧克尼群島 /奥克尼群岛, 奧克尼 /奥克尼
  • 奧克尼群島 /奥克尼群岛 (Àokèní Qúndǎo)group of islands
  • 奧克尼 /奥克尼 (Àokèní)group of islands
Danish Orkneyøerne, Ørkenøerne
  • Orkneyøernegroup of islands
  • Ørkenøernegroup of islands
Estonian Orkney saared
  • Orkney saaredgroup of islands
Finnish Orkneysaaret
  • Orkneysaaretgroup of islands
French les Orcades
  • les Orcadesgroup of islands
German Orkney, Orkneys
  • Orkneygroup of islands
  • Orkneysgroup of islands
  • Orkneyinselngroup of islands
  • Orkney-Inselngroup of islands
  • Orkadengroup of islands
  • Orkaden-Inselngroup of islands
Icelandic Orkneyjar
  • Orkneyjargroup of islands
Italian le Orcadi, le isole Orcadi
  • le Orcadigroup of islands
  • le isole Orcadigroup of islands
Korean 오크니 제도
  • 오크니 제도 (okeuni jedo)group of islands
Latin Orcades, Orcades insulae
  • Orcadesgroup of islands
  • Orcades insulaegroup of islands
Norwegian Bokmål Orknøyene
  • Orknøyenegroup of islands
Polish Orkady
  • Orkadygroup of islands
Portuguese Orcadas, Orcades
  • Orcadasgroup of islands
  • Orcadesgroup of islands
  • Órcadasgroup of islands
  • Órcadesgroup of islands
  • Ilhas Orkneygroup of islands
Russian Оркне́йские острова́, Орка́дские острова́
  • Оркне́йские острова́ (Orknéjskije ostrová)group of islands
  • Орка́дские острова́ (Orkádskije ostrová)group of islands
Scottish Gaelic na h-Eileanan Arcaibh, Arcaibh
  • na h-Eileanan Arcaibhgroup of islands
  • Arcaibhgroup of islands
Spanish Orcadas
  • Orcadasgroup of islands
Swedish Orkneyöarna
  • Orkneyöarnagroup of islands
Welsh Ynysoedd Erch
  • Ynysoedd Erchgroup of islands
Cite this entry
APA

Orkney Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orkney%20Islands

MLA

“Orkney Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orkney%20Islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orkney Islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orkney%20Islands.

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