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Shetland

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Shet·land  (shtlnd)
n.
1. A fine yarn made from the wool of sheep raised in the Shetland Islands and used for knitting and weaving.
2. A garment, especially a sweater, made of this yarn.

[After the Shetland (Islands).]

Shetland [ˈʃɛtlənd]
n
(Placename) Also called Shetland Islands a group of about 100 islands (fewer than 20 inhabited), off the N coast of Scotland, which constitute an island authority of Scotland: a Norse dependency from the 8th century until 1472; noted for the breeding of Shetland ponies, knitwear manufacturing, and fishing; oil-related industries. Administrative centre: Lerwick. Pop.: 21 988 (2001). Area: 1426 sq. km (550 sq. miles) Official name (until 1974) Zetland
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ShetlandShetland - an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
2.ShetlandShetland - a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
Translations
Shetland [ˈʃetlənd]
A. Nlas Islas Shetland
B. CPD the Shetland Islands, the Shetland Isles, the Shetlands NPLlas Islas Shetland
Shetland pony Npony m de(las)Shetland
Shetland wool Nlana f de las Shetland
Shetland [ˈʃɛtlənd] n
the Shetlands, the Shetland Isles, the Shetland Islands → les îles fpl Shetland
Shetland pony nponey m des îles Shetland
Shetland
n, Shetland Islands
plShetlandinseln pl
Shetland [ˈʃɛtlənd] n the Shetlands
the Shetland Islands → le (isole) Shetland
Shetland [ˈʃɛtlənd] n the Shetlands
the Shetland Islands → le (isole) Shetland


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He is going in a Government vessel to inspect the lighthouses on the North of Scotland, and on the Orkney and Shetland Islands--and, having noticed how worn and ill my poor boy looks, he most kindly invites George to be his guest on the voyage.
Next, in a pause on the part of the man who led him, he regarded with huge interest a piebald Shetland pony.
In like manner, the Greenland whalers sailing out of Hull or London, put in at the Shetland Islands, to receive the full complement of their crew.
 
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