Lerwick

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Lerwick [ˈlɜːwɪk]

(Placename) a town in Shetland, administrative centre of the island authority of Shetland, on the island of Mainland: the most northerly town in the British Isles; knitwear, oil refining. Pop.: 7336 (1991 est.)

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