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单词 Shetland Islands
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Definition of Shetland Islands in English:

Shetland Islands

(also the Shetlands, Shetland)
proper nounˈʃɛtləndˈʃɛtlənd ˌaɪləndz

  • A group of about 100 islands off the north coast of Scotland, north-east of the Orkneys, constituting a council area of Scotland; population 21,800 (est. 2009); chief town, Lerwick. Together with the Orkney Islands the Shetland Islands became a part of Scotland in 1472, having previously been ruled by Norway and Denmark.

 
 

Definition of Shetland Islands in US English:

Shetland Islands

(also Shetland, the Shetlands)
proper nounˈʃɛtlənd ˌaɪləndzˈSHetlənd ˌīləndz

  • A group of about 100 islands off the north coast of Scotland, northeast of the Orkneys, that constitute the administrative region of Shetland; population 21,800 (est. 2009); chief town, Lerwick. Together with the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands became a part of Scotland in 1472.

 
 
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