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Faroe Islands

noun

A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands. Synonyms: Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroes.

A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands. Synonyms: Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroes.

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"Faroe Islands" Quotes from Famous Books

... Greenland. Friesland was the name given to the Faroe Islands in the voyage of the brothers Zeni. Hall saw the rocky spires of the coast "rising like pinnacles of steeples" in the ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1-20 • Various

Words linked to "Faroe Islands" : Faroes, Atlantic Ocean, island, possession, Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Thorshavn, Atlantic