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PRONUNCIATION OF STAFFA

Staffa  [ˈstæfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAFFA

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Staffa is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STAFFA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Staffa

Staffa

Staffa from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island, is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs. Staffa lies about 10 kilometres west of the Isle of Mull. The area is 33 hectares and the highest point is 42 metres above sea level. The island came to prominence in the late 18th century after a visit by Sir Joseph Banks. He and his fellow-travellers extolled the natural beauty of the basalt columns in general and of the island's main sea cavern, which Banks renamed 'Fingal's Cave'. Their visit was followed by those of many other prominent personalities throughout the next two centuries, including Queen Victoria and Felix Mendelssohn. The latter's Hebrides Overture brought further fame to the island, which was by then uninhabited. It is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Definition of Staffa in the English dictionary

The definition of Staffa in the dictionary is an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull: site of Fingal's Cave.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAFFA


chaffer
ˈtʃæfə
flaffer
ˈflæfə
gaffer
ˈɡæfə
jafa
ˈdʒæfə
Jaffa
ˈdʒæfə
Kaffir
ˈkæfə
Kafir
ˈkæfə
piaffer
pɪˈæfə
sclaffer
ˈsklæfə
Shaffer
ˈʃæfə
zaffer
ˈzæfə
zaffre
ˈzæfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAFFA

Stafford
Staffordshire
Staffordshire bull terrier
staffrider
staffroom
Staffs

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAFFA

Alfa
alfalfa
buffa
chufa
fa
ffa
Haifa
loofa
luffa
nakfa
Nuku´alofa
Offa
opera buffa
pfa
sofa
sol-fa
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
tufa
Ufa
Urfa

Synonyms and antonyms of Staffa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Staffa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAFFA

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

Translator English - Chinese

斯塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Staffa
570 millions of speakers

English

Staffa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Staffa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستافا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Staffa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Staffa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Staffa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Staffa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Staffa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Staffa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタファ島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Staffa
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Staffa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Staffa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Staffa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Staffa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Staffa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Staffa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Staffa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Staffa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Staffa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Staffa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Staffa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Staffa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Staffa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Staffa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAFFA»

The term «Staffa» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAFFA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAFFA»

Discover the use of Staffa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Staffa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mull, Iona and Staffa
On Mull he has ventured from the high tops around Ben More to the desolate Ardmeanach peninsula. The photographs in this book cover mountains, hills, coastline, rivers and isolated gems such as waterfalls and frozen hill lochs.
‎2011
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Staffa, Iona, Mull, and Hebrides
A French author, with characteristic conceit, has seen nothing so admirable as this cavern, and so fit to compare ' with the masterpieces of art' Fingal's Cave is without some points of scenic effect which belong to other caves of Staffa.
Miller, James W publisher, of Oban, 1879
3
United Kingdom Oil and Gas Fields: Commemorative Millennium ...
Oil and GOR production profile for the Staffa Field. of ill i te precipitation ages and modelling of petroleum migration into the trap indicates that cementation and petroleum filling of the reservoir occurred simultaneously (Robinson & Gluyas ...
Jon G. Gluyas, H. M. Hichens, 2003
4
Travels to Terra Incognita: The Scottish Highlands and ...
elling season with tourists who were on their way to Mull, lona and Staffa.273 For the local Highlanders foreign visitors became a source of income, and travellers could enjoy the advantages of a flourishing tourist industry.274 On Staffa a piper  ...
Martin Rackwitz, 2007
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The Annual Review and History of Literature
|tr for Staffa ; and as its curiosities were |nown, it was never visited, till within jhit thirty wars, bv anv but herdsmen, ▻ probably ran their boats into the creek, ' ! they landed their rattle, and then sai!- |ff again as quickly as possible, without >t the ...
Arthur Aikin, 1804
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A People's History of the Great Recession
Greg Staffa gave this strategy the old college try in December 2009. It was then that Staffa told the world he was about to lose his home in Farmington, Minn. because he needed to lose some weight. He created an elaborate website to tell his ...
Arthur Delaney, 2011
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An Historical, Archæological and Geological Examination of ...
I. THE ISLAND OF STAFFA. .. . The island of Staffa constitutes one of the inner Hebrides, being situated on longitude 6°2o' west from Greenwich and on north latitude 56°26'. It is seven miles distant from the west coast of the southern part of  ...
John Patterson MacLean, 1890
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Cult Places and Cultural Change in Republican Italy: A ...
Località Piano Vomano – Colle delVento The archaeological complex at Colle delVento, examined by Luisa Franchi dell'Orto and Andrea Staffa, seems to consist of a hill-fort and a sanctuary, possibly combined with a settlement, dating to the ...
Tesse Dieder Stek, 2009
9
Mendelssohn:
This was Felix's first Scottish encounter with Ossianic lore, reinforced, just days later, on the Isle of Staffa. Along Loch Tummel the travelers experienced inclement weather, which Felix captured in his drawings by rubbing in impressionistic ...
R. Larry Todd, 2003
10
Whether the Norm Expressed in Canon 1103 is of Natural Law ...
2.4 Staffa 's sentence on April 20, 1956 and Bender 's article The review of the work of the Commission of consulters for the 1917 Code has a sequel conceming direct and indirect fear. Gasparri's affirniations were a prelude to what rotal Judge  ...
David Sereno, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAFFA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Staffa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zakochani we Włoszech powołali Nagrodę im. Leopolda Staffa
I jeszcze z czytania wierszy Leopolda Staffa. Wybitny poeta, którego utwór "Deszcz jesienny" chyba wszyscy pamiętamy ze szkoły był też znakomitym tłumaczem ... «Gazeta Wyborcza, Jun 15»
2
oggi nell'ambito della mostra del vino
Oggi, nell'ambito della “Mostra del Vino e del Pesce” di Monfalcone, in piazza della Repubblica, a partire dalle 18 si terrà il primo “Trofeo della staffa”, ... «Il Piccolo, Jun 15»
3
Beach Soccer Catanzaro: ufficiale l'acquisto di Staffa
La Beach Soccer Catanzaro Ecosistem rende noto di aver sottoscritto il contratto per l'acquisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle prestazioni sportive del ... «CN24TV, Apr 15»
4
Man Alleges Union Made Him Homeless
As workers at the Boeing plant in South Carolina prepare to vote on whether to unionize, Greg Staffa alleges the same union made him homeless. “The union ... «Daily Caller, Apr 15»
5
Landscape design: Hamptons chic
Denise Staffa, of Outside In, designed this East Fremantle exterior and managed the project with a professional team of contractors, including LD Total. «The West Australian, Mar 15»
6
Local advocate to speak at South by Southwest
Greg Staffa credits "White Collar" with helping save him. When he was homeless, Staffa would save as much money as he could during the week so he could ... «St. Cloud Times, Mar 15»
7
Christian Staffa Kann Sühne erotisch sein?
Christian Staffa war der langjährigste Geschäftsführer von ASF. Der langjährige Geschäftsführer Christian Staffa hält es für besonders wichtig, bei jungen Leuten ... «Deutschlandradio Kultur, Feb 15»
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Morto dopo una lunga malattia Pino Staffa
PISA. Lutto nel mondo dell'associazionismo pisano. Nella notte tra martedì 17 e mercoledì 18 è deceduto all'hospice di via Garibaldi Pino Staffa. Da due anni ... «Il Tirreno, Feb 15»
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Ex pm di Roma rinviato a giudizio:
L'ex pm di Roma Roberto Staffa è stato rinviato a giudizio dal gup di Perugia con l'accusa di concussione. L'ex magistrato avrebbe concesso favori in cambio di ... «L'Unione Sarda, Jan 15»
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Police: Millbrook man had dealer license plate stolen from ex …
Staffa was using a stolen dealer license plate on the vehicle he was operating, and investigation determined that he's a former employee of the Kingston-area ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Staffa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/staffa>. Apr 2024 ».
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