Orkneyan

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.

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Meanings

adjectiveOrkneyan (comparative more Orkneyan, superlative most Orkneyan)

comparative more Orkneyan · superlative most Orkneyan

  1. Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.

    The Orkneyan skerries

    1845 January, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Seaweed”, in Graham's Magazine
nounOrkneyan (plural Orkneyans)

plural Orkneyans

  1. A native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Orcadian
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Orcadian
Also see
orcadian

Origin

From Orkney + -an.

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Cite this entry
APA

Orkneyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orkneyan

MLA

“Orkneyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orkneyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orkneyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orkneyan.

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