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Iona

[ ahy-oh-nuh ]

noun

  1. an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.


Iona

/ ɪˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides: site of St Columba's monastery (founded in 563) and an important early centre of Christianity. Area: 854 ha (2112 acres)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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William and Kate will also spend time privately at Pennyghael Community Hall and on the island of Iona after taking the public ferry from Mull and meeting those who use and run the service.

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No. 4 MARYLAND: The Terrapins are one of the nation’s hotter teams, having won 12 of their last 15 games under third-year coach Kevin Willard, who is seeking his first trip to at least the Sweet 16 after making it only as far as the second round in previous stops at Seton Hall and Iona.

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“We’re excited we were able to get the win, we know how good we can be, and having the extra time off is huge because we’ll probably see that team again and this gives us a couple days in the gym to clean up our mistakes,” said Hightower, an Iona commit.

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Iona’s mother died when she was 13.

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Iona Silverman, from law firm Freeths, described a potential social media ban as "a drop in an ocean-sized problem", saying teenagers would just find new ways to access problematic material online.

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