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Skye

//skaɪ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "I would like to climb high in a tree / I could be happy, I could be happy / Or go to Skye on my holiday"

  2. 2
    A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
  3. 3
    A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
  4. 4
    An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia.
  5. 5
    A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A Skye terrier.

    "In fact, few drop-eared Skyes are being exhibited and none of the present top winners has them."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of sky. alt-of, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.

Etymology 2

Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.

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