Shetland Islands

proper noun

An archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom.

Origin

See Shetland.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 設德蘭群島 /设德兰群岛, 設得蘭群島 /设得兰群岛
  • 設德蘭群島 /设德兰群岛 (Shèdélán Qúndǎo)group of islands
  • 設得蘭群島 /设得兰群岛 (Shèdélán Qúndǎo)group of islands
Czech Shetlandy
  • Shetlandygroup of islands
Danish Shetlandsøerne, Hjaltland
  • Shetlandsøernegroup of islands
  • Hjaltlandgroup of islands
Dutch Shetlandeilanden, Hitland
  • Shetlandeilandengroup of islands
  • Hitlandgroup of islands
  • Shetlandgroup of islands
Estonian Shetlandi saared
  • Shetlandi saaredgroup of islands
Finnish Shetlannin saaret, Shetlanti
  • Shetlannin saaretgroup of islands
  • Shetlantigroup of islands
French Shetland
  • Shetlandgroup of islands
German Shetlandinseln, Shetland-Inseln
  • Shetlandinselngroup of islands
  • Shetland-Inselngroup of islands
Greek Σέτλαντ
  • Σέτλαντ (Sétlant)group of islands
Icelandic Hjaltland, Hjaltlandseyjar
  • Hjaltlandgroup of islands
  • Hjaltlandseyjargroup of islands
Irish Sealtainn, Inse Shealtainn
  • Sealtainngroup of islands
  • Inse Shealtainngroup of islands
Italian le Shetland, le isole Shetland
  • le Shetlandgroup of islands
  • le isole Shetlandgroup of islands
Japanese シェトランド諸島
  • シェトランド諸島 (shetorandoshotō)group of islands
Latin Aemodae insulae, Shetlandia
  • Aemodae insulaegroup of islands
  • Shetlandiagroup of islands
Norwegian Bokmål Shetlandsøyene
  • Shetlandsøyenegroup of islands
Polish Szetlandy
  • Szetlandygroup of islands
Portuguese Ilhas Shetland
  • Ilhas Shetlandgroup of islands
Russian Шетла́ндские острова́
  • Шетла́ндские острова́ (Šetlándskije ostrová)group of islands
Scottish Gaelic Sealtainn, Eileanan Shealtainn
  • Sealtainngroup of islands
  • Eileanan Shealtainngroup of islands
Slovak Shetlandy
  • Shetlandygroup of islands
Spanish islas Shetland
  • islas Shetlandgroup of islands
Swedish Shetlandsöarna, Shetland
  • Shetlandsöarnagroup of islands
  • Shetlandgroup of islands
Welsh Ynysoedd Shetland
  • Ynysoedd Shetlandgroup of islands
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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