"Isles of Scilly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈaɪlz əv ˈsɪli/ [UK]
Etymology: From Cornish Syllan, from British Latin (Insulae) Sillinae, Silina, Siluruni, found in Ancient Greek as Σίλυρες (Sílures), Σύρινες (Súrines), of uncertain origin, but suggested by some to be from solis insulae (“isles of the sun”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kw|Syllan}} Cornish Syllan, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|Insulae}} Insulae, {{m|la|Sillinae}} Sillinae, {{m|la|Silina}} Silina, {{m|la|Siluruni}} Siluruni, {{m|grc|Σίλυρες}} Σίλυρες (Sílures), {{m|grc|Σύρινες}} Σύρινες (Súrines), {{m|la|solis}} solis, {{m|la|insulae|t=isles of the sun}} insulae (“isles of the sun”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Isles of Scilly}} Isles of Scilly
  1. An archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England. Wikipedia link: Isles of Scilly Categories (place): Islands, Places in Cornwall, England, Places in England Synonyms: Scilly Islands, Scilly Isles, Scillies Related terms: Scillonian, Scilly Islander Translations (group of islands): Syllan [feminine] (Cornish), Enesek Syllan [feminine] (Cornish), Scilly saared [plural] (Estonian), Scillysaaret [plural] (Finnish), les Sorlingues [feminine, plural] (French), les îles Sorlingues [feminine, plural] (French), le isole Scilly [feminine, plural] (Italian), Ynysoedd Sili (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Isles_of_Scilly-en-name-QF25-yhl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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