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name
A village in north Unst, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HP657163).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A promontory.
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noun
a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Skagens Odde
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Broader terms: cape, ness
History
Of North Germanic origin, from Icelandic skagi (“peninsula, promontory”). Also related to Icelandic skaga (“to protrude, to jut out”).
