Orkney
pronunciation
How to pronounce Orkney in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:kni]
How to pronounce Orkney in American English:
US [ˈɔrkni]
Word Origin
- Orkney
- name of a group of islands off the north coast of Scotland, from Old Norse Orkney-jar "Seal Islands," from orkn "seal," probably imitative of its bark. Related: Orkneyman.
Example
- 1. The orkney islands are a neolithic site of extraordinary richness .
- 2. A bizarre and rare sea creature called amphioxus was recorded in orkney .
- 3. The openhydro tidal power machines will be used for a 200 megawatt site south of scotland 's orkney islands .
- 4. This is the heartland of the neolithic north , a bleak , mysterious place that has made orkney a magnet for archaeologists , historians and other researchers .
- 5. Another is ensuring that they do not get carried away in storms : orkney 's climate may yet prove too wild .