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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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name
A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
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name
A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
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name
A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
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noun
A Skye terrier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Obsolete form of sky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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History
Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.
Across languages
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