Shetland
pronunciation
How to pronounce Shetland in British English:
UK [ˈʃetlənd]
How to pronounce Shetland in American English:
US [ˈʃɛtlənd]
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- Noun:
- an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
- small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie
Word Origin
- Shetland
- group of islands north of Scotland, from Old Norse Hjaltland; in reference to a type of pony, 1801; as a breed of sheep, 1794.
Example
- 1. Scotland is already home to more than half the uk 's onshore wind capacity and shetland is a key location .
- 2. Invaders such as vikings ( here impersonated at shetland 's up helly aa festival ) did not just spread destruction - they also spread language
- 3. The proposed 550mw windfarm , sprawling across the centre of shetland 's main island , would add almost 20 % to existing onshore wind capacity .
- 4. Most of them occurred on the first two days , when stormy weather forced the captain to abandon plans to visit orkney and shetland , and make a run for the calmer waters of the norwegian fjords .
- 5. In 2007 more than 150 people were evacuated when their ship , the explorer , sank after hitting an iceberg near the south shetland islands .