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Eriskay.

An island and community council area in Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, between South Uist and Barra.

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name/ˈɛɹɪskeɪ/
  1. An island and community council area in Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, between South Uist and Barra.

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Èirisgeigh, from Old Norse Eiríksey (literally “Erik's island”).

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