the Western Isles
/ðə ˌwestən ˈaɪlz/
/ðə ˌwestərn ˈaɪlz/
- a council area of north-west Scotland, often called by its official Gaelic name Eilean Siar. It consists of the islands of the Outer Hebrides: Lewis and Harris, North Uist, South Uist and Barra. Its administrative centre is Stornoway. The term Western Isles is also sometimes used to mean all the islands in the Hebrides.
Western Isles（西岛）：苏格兰西北部的一个议会区域，通常用盖尔语官方名称Eilean Siar来称呼。它由外赫布里底群岛组成：刘易斯和哈里斯，北尤伊特，南尤伊特和巴拉。它的行政中心是斯托诺韦。西部岛屿一词有时也用于表示赫布里底群岛中的所有岛屿。