Western Isles
noun uk/ˈwes.tən ˌaɪlz/ us/ˈwes.tɚn ˌaɪlz/
西部群岛（位于苏格兰西部，也称外赫布里底群岛，原为苏格兰九个地方行政区之一，1996年撤销）
a group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, also called the Outer Hebrides, that was one of nine local government regions until 1996
His mother was born on the Isle of Lewis, in the Western Isles. 他的母亲出生在西部群岛的路易斯岛。
See also: Na h-Eileanan Siar
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- The isolation of the Western Isles brings many problems.
- The meeting was held at Uig, on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles.
- About 77% of the land in the Western Isles is held in crofting tenure.
- Stornoway is the port capital of the Western Isles region.