Faroe Islands

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Etymology

From Old Norse Færeyjar (“Faroe Islands”, literally “Sheep Islands”), a compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/
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Proper noun

the Faroe Islands sg or pl

  1. an archipelago in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland; a self-governing dependent territory of Denmark.

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Proper noun

Faroe Islands

  1. Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean)

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