Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Orkney Islands or their people, dialect, or culture.
- noun A native or resident of the Orkney Islands.
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- adjective From the
Orkney Islands - noun Someone from the
Orkney Islands
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Orcadian fared better with a weekly sale of 9,297, down 2.5% year on year.
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Orkney Today was launched in October 2003 by a local businessman and taken over by OMG in 2007, which already published the 150-year-old rival title, The Orcadian.
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Although for an Edinburgher, just wait till New Year and catch her for the Orcadian Strip the Willow up at the castle.
Patting one's own back Jeff 2009
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The one I got on well with has moved into a new flat with his very nice Orcadian girlfriend, aboout ten minutes walk away, and they are saying "Keep in touch, come round for tea", so I hope we'll stay in contact.
Normal service is (almost) resumed... Imogen 2009
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Still, his description of Jura fired my imagination and I determined that if the opportunity arose I would like to spend some time there, even though this would be an act of infidelity to Orkney, my preferred far northern base, and specifically the Orcadian island of Rousay, where I have worked on every one of my five published novels.
Jura Duty 2007
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The one I got on well with has moved into a new flat with his very nice Orcadian girlfriend, aboout ten minutes walk away, and they are saying "Keep in touch, come round for tea", so I hope we'll stay in contact.
Archive 2009-08-01 Imogen 2009
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This one has redeeming features, like a story and reasonable writing, but it has a half-Kiwi half-Shetland author called Kere Hulme and a half-Kiwi half-Orcadian heroine called Keri Holme.
Archive 2008-09-01 MissPrism 2008
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There is a pleasant short tribute on the website of the Orcadian newspaper.
Archive 2005-01-01 2005
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There is a pleasant short tribute on the website of the Orcadian newspaper.
January 2005 2005
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And indeed, for a man who has been much tumbled round Orcadian skerries, what scene could be more agreeable to witness?
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