Far·oe Islands

or Faer·oe Islands (fâr′ō)

A group of volcanic islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and the Shetland Islands. Originally settled by Celtic peoples, the islands passed to Denmark in 1380.

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Faer′oe

(or Far′oe) Is′lands

(ˈfɛər oʊ)
n.pl.

a group of 21 islands in the N Atlantic between Great Britain and Iceland, belonging to Denmark but having home rule. 46,312; 540 sq. mi. (1400 sq. km). Cap.: Thorshavn.

Also called Faer′oes, Faroes. Danish, Faer•ö•er•ne (fɛrˈœ ɛr nə)

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Faroe Islands - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroes
	2.	Faroe Islands - a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroes Thorshavn - the administrative center of the Faroe Islands Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

Translations

جُزُر فارو

Faerské ostrovy

Færøerne

Färsaaret

Farski otoci

フェロー諸島

페로스 제도

Faeröer

Færøyene

Wyspy Owcze

Ilhas Faroe Ilhas Faroé

Фарерские острова

Färöarna

หมู่เกาะแฟโร

Faroe Adaları

Quần đảo Faroe

法罗群岛

Faroe Islands

[ˈfɛərəʊˌaɪləndz] Faroes [ˈfɛərəʊz] NPL → Islas fpl Feroe

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Faroe Islands

[ˈfɛərəʊ] npl Faroes [ˈfɛərəʊz] npl
the Faroe Islands, the Faroes → les îles fpl Féroéfar-off [ˌfɑː^rˈɒf] adj

(distant from the present time) [time, days] → lointain(e)

(distant in space) [place, galaxy] → lointain(e)far out far-out [ˌfɑː^rˈaʊt] adj (= strange, extreme) → farfelu(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Faroe Islands

, Faroes

pl → Färöer pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Faroe Islands

[ˈfɛərəʊˈaɪləndz] Faroes [ˈfɛərəʊz] npl the Faroe Islands → le isole fpl Faeroer

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Faroe Islands

→ جُزُر فارو Faerské ostrovy Færøerne Färöer Inseln Νήσοι Φερόες Islas Feroe Färsaaret Îles Féroé Farski otoci Isole Faroe フェロー諸島 페로스 제도 Faeröer Færøyene Wyspy Owcze Ilhas Faroe, Ilhas Faroé Фарерские острова Färöarna หมู่เกาะแฟโร Faroe Adaları Quần đảo Faroe 法罗群岛

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