- orcadian
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Orcadian — Or*ca di*an, a. [L. Orcades the Orkney Islands.] Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orcadian — noun Etymology: Latin Orcades Orkney Islands Date: 1661 a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands • Orcadian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Orcadian dialect — Not to be confused with Norn language. Scots language History … Wikipedia
Orcadian Lakes — Contents 1 Landscape 2 Fauna 3 Flora 4 References … Wikipedia
Orcadian — 1. adjective /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/ From the Orkney Islands 2. noun /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/ Someone from the Orkney Islands … Wiktionary
Orcadian — [ɔ: keɪdɪən] adjective relating to the Orkney Islands or their inhabitants. noun a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. Origin from Orcades, the L. name for the Orkney Islands, + ian … English new terms dictionary
Orcadian — /ɔˈkeɪdiən/ (say aw kaydeeuhn) noun 1. a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. –adjective 2. of or relating to the Orkney Islands. {Latin orcades the Orkney Islands} …
orcadian — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the Orkney Islands off the N. coast of Scotland. n. a native of the Orkney Islands. Etymology: L Orcades Orkney Islands … Useful english dictionary
The Orcadian — is the oldest newspaper in Orkney, United Kingdom, first published in 1854. At first a monthly paper, it soon became a weekly. It is produced in Kirkwall and comes out each Thursday.References*Bailey, Patrick Orkney David Charles (1971) ISBN… … Wikipedia
John Firth (Orcadian) — John Firth (1838 1922) was a Scottish folklorist. He born in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney. He wrote Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish … Wikipedia
