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Orkney noun uk /ˈɔːk.ni/ us /ˈɔːrk.ni/ a group of islands off northeastern Scotland that was a county until 1975, and is now a council area(= an area with its own local government) whose full name is Orkney Islands: (苏格兰)奥克尼群岛 They moved to Orkney in 1999.他们1999年搬去了设得兰。 Ancient structures have been accidentally uncovered on an island in Orkney. Part of Scotland, Orkney is a group of about 70 islands situated just north of the Scottish mainland. He sailed from Orkney to Malta. Orkney Council says it is unlikely now to go ahead with a planned £2 million replacement library at Kirkwall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Towns & regions: named regions of countries Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire Affrilachian AK AL East Yorkshire English Canadian Essex fife Minnesotan Mississippi Mississippian Missouri Missourian South Lanarkshire Staffordshire Stirling Stirlingshire Strathclyde the Fertile Crescent |