English Explanatory Dictionary

Faroe Islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-Faroe Islands.wav

Word forms

Faroe Islands the Faroe Islands Faeroe Islands

Etymology

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

Related words

Faroe Faeroe Faroes Faroese Faroish Faroe Islander Countries of the world
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