group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km)
Origin of Orkney Islands
from Old Norse Orkneyjar, literally , seal islands from orkn, a seal + ey, islandOrkney Islands
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Orkney Islands
An archipelago comprising about 70 islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea off the northeast coast of Scotland. Originally settled by Picts, the islands were a Norse dependency after 875 and became part of Scotland in 1472.
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