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Azores

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A·zores  (zôrz, zrz, -zôrz, -zrz) also A·ço·res (ä-sôrsh)
A group of volcanic islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean about 1,448 km (900 mi) west of mainland Portugal, of which they are administrative districts. Fishing, farming, and tourism are important to their economy.
A·zore·an, A·zori·an adj. & n.
Azores [əˈzɔːz]
pl n
(Placename) the. three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop.: 242 073 (2001). Area: 2335 sq. km (901 sq. miles) Portuguese name Açôres
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Noun1.AzoresAzores - islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes"
Acores
Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
Translations
Azores [əˈzɔːz] NPL → Azores fpl
Azores [əˈzɔːrz] npl
the Azores → les Açores fpl
Azores
pl → Azoren pl
Azores [əˈzɒːz] npl the Azores → le Azzorre
Azores [əˈzɒːz] npl the Azores → le Azzorre


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He gave grandfather fifty an acre for it on long time, an' here am I, workin' for the telephone company an' putting' in a telephone for old Silva's cousin from the Azores that can't speak American yet.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
From the main truck of the average tall ship the horizon describes a circle of many miles, in which you can see another ship right down to her water-line; and these very eyes which follow this writing have counted in their time over a hundred sail becalmed, as if within a magic ring, not very far from the Azores - ships more or less tall.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
She was doubly amazed that he had been in the Hawaiian Islands, whither she had migrated from the Azores with her people.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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