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PRONUNCIATION OF SKARA BRAE

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WHAT DOES SKARA BRAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Skara Brae

Skara Brae

Skara Brae /ˈskærə ˈbreɪ/ is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It consists of eight clustered houses, and was occupied from roughly 3180 BCE–2500 BCE. Europe's most complete Neolithic village, Skara Brae gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status as one of four sites making up "The Heart of Neolithic Orkney."a Older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids, it has been called the "Scottish Pompeii" because of its excellent preservation.

Definition of Skara Brae in the English dictionary

The definition of Skara Brae in the dictionary is a Neolithic village in NE Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: one of Europe's most perfectly preserved Stone Age villages, buried by a sand dune until uncovered by a storm in 1850.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKARA BRAE


arrah
ˈærə
barra
ˈbærə
Elara
ɛˈlærə
jarrah
ˈdʒærə
marra
ˈmærə
parra
ˈpærə
Pitjantjara
ˌpɪtʃənˈdʒærə
Pitjantjatjara
ˌpɪtʃəntʃəˈtʃærə
Varah
ˈværə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKARA BRAE

Skagen
Skagerrak
skail
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skald
skaldic
skaldship
skanger
skank
skanker
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skankiest
skankiness
skanky
skanky-ho
Skase

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKARA BRAE

amphorae
Arae
aurae
aurorae
brae
chelicerae
Dies Irae
fenestrae
florae
frae
Horae
hydrae
librae
Lyrae
marae
morae
Tenebrae
tesserae
umbrae
vertebrae

Synonyms and antonyms of Skara Brae in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Skara Brae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKARA BRAE

Find out the translation of Skara Brae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Skara Brae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Skara Brae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯卡拉布雷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Skara Brae
570 millions of speakers

English

Skara Brae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Skara Brae
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سكارا المنحدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Скара Брей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Skara Brae
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কারা ব্রেই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Skara Brae
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skara Brae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Skara Brae
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スカラブレイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스카라 브레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skara Brae
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Skara Brae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்காரா பிரே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कारा ब्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Skara Brae
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Skara Brae
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skara Brae
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скара Брей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Skara Brae
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Σκάρα Μπέι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Skara Brae
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Skara Brae
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Skara Brae
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Skara Brae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKARA BRAE»

Discover the use of Skara Brae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Skara Brae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stone Age Farmers Beside the Sea: Scotland's Prehistoric ...
A clear and informative text and revealing photographs offer readers a complete picture of life in the prehistoric Scottish Village of Skara Brae, where the community farmed, herded, hunted, and fished from 3100 B.C. to 2500 B.C.
‎1997
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Skara Brae: The Story of a Prehistoric Village
Describes the Stone age settlement preserved almost intact in the sand dunes of one of the Orkney Islands, how it came to be discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, and what it reveals about the life and culture of this prehistoric ...
‎1985
3
Exploring Ancient Civilizations: Index
Skara Brae, Orkney The prehistoric village of Skara Brae is the oldest and best- preserved neolithic settlement in northern Europe. The five-thousand-year-old cluster of stone houses is situated on Orkney, the biggest of a group of islands off  ...
Richard Balkwill, 2004
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Sacred Places Europe: 108 Destinations
The age-old settlement called Skara Brae is located adjacent to the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of mainland Orkney, off northern Scotland. The level of preservation is one of the finest for a Neolithic settlement and has thus earned the site a ...
Brad Olsen, 2007
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The Gods' Machines: From Stonehenge to Crop Circles
The monuments of Skara Brae and Tarxien are both characterized by curved chambers or apse walls. These stone balls were probably once used for " spinning around" those circular chambers, a tool for generating power 5,500 years ago.
Wun Chok Bong, 2008
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Stone Age farmers beside the sea: Scotland's prehistoric ...
Describes the Stone Age settlement preserved in the sand dunes on one of Scotland's Orkney Islands, telling how it was discovered and what it reveals about life in prehistoric times.
Harcourt Brace, 2001
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Scotland
skara Brae & Skaill House A visit to extraordinary Skara Brae (HS; %841815; Bay of Skaill; adult/child £5.50/2.75, joint ticket with Skaill House £6.50/3.25; h9.30am -5.30pm Apr-Sep, 9.30am- 4.30pm Oct-Mar) offers the best opportunity in ...
Neil Wilson, 2010
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Art History For Dummies
... during the New Stone Age, men improved as architects and built structures to last. In this section, we check out New Stone Age architecture from Anatolia to the British Isles. Living in the New Stone Age: Çatalhöyük and Skara Brae ...
Jesse Bryant Wilder, MA, MAT, 2011
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Uriel's Machine
What's more, the peat burnt on Orkney today was not laid down until nearly 1,000 years after Skara Brae was abandoned. It would appear, then, that the village of Skara Brae either relied on driftwood from across the Atlantic to keep its eight ...
Christopher Knight Robert Lomas
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The Boy with the Bronze Axe
A lost boy who has a sharp bronze ax and a wooden boat is taken in by a tribe that only knows how to work with stone.
Kathleen Fidler, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKARA BRAE»

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What's on Tuesday: Skara Brae reunion
What's on Tuesday: Skara Brae reunion. Topics: Culture; More Topics. Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 10:23. First published: Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 00:00. TRAD. Skara Brae «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Watch Skara Brae Come To Life In Bard's Tale IV “Making Of” Video
The latest one involves a fascinating little video that takes you behind the scenes to see how they developed the look of Skara Brae and where the ideas for its ... «Niche Gamer, Jul 15»
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Bard's Tale IV game steeped in Scottish folklore
An eagerly anticipated computer game will allow players to explore a fantasy version of Skara Brae, one of the world's best preserved Neolithic settlements. «Scotsman, Jun 15»
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The Bard's Tale IV Q&A Video #1
With full rights to everything from the original games, the story of The Bard's Tale IV will center on a new Skara Brae built upon the ruins of the old, returning ... «Gamers Hell, Jun 15»
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Skara Brae was a sauna not a village claims former head of …
SKARA BRAE is not a neolithic village of houses but an “ancient sauna” an expert has claimed. The former head of Glasgow's museums and galleries is literally ... «Deadline News, Apr 15»
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Skara Brae a 'sacred sauna' not a village, former head of Glasgow …
But a new book, written by the former head of Glasgow's museums and galleries, claims that the prevailing view of Skara Brae, that it is the remains of a neolithic ... «Herald Scotland, Apr 15»
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Discover Skara Brae: One of the best preserved groups of …
THE Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae lies near the white beach of the Bay of Skaill and is the best-preserved group of prehistoric houses in western Europe. «Scotland Now, Mar 15»
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Brian Fargo Revives Another Interplay Classic With The Bard's Tale IV
Announced by Fargo during the PAX South panel on post-apocalyptic games, The Bard's Tale IV will return players to the town of Skara Brae for the first time in ... «Kotaku Australia, Jan 15»
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Magical Scotland: the Orkneys
Skara Brae is what remains of a neolithic village, older than Stonehenge and the pyramids, kept secret underground until uncovered by a severe storm in 1850. «OUPblog, Dec 14»
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The UK's top historic sites: itineraries for discovering Britain's past
Drive on west to the Bay of Skaill and the amazingly well-preserved village of Skara Brae. This 5,000 year-old settlement was buried until a fierce storm ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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