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far-flung

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far-flung (färflng)
adj.
1. Remote; distant.
2. Widely distributed; wide-ranging.

far-flung
adj
1. widely distributed
2. far distant; remote
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.far-flung - distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
2.far-flung - remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"
distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
Translations
far-flung [ˈfɑːflʌŋ] ADJextenso
far-flung [ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ] adj (remote) → remoto/a; (widely distributed, empire, operations) → esteso/a
far-flung [ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ] adj (remote) → remoto/a; (widely distributed, empire, operations) → esteso/a


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"I am from Hastor," I said, for in truth I had a small palace in that southern city which lies within the far-flung dominions of the Heliumetic nation.
They knew the law of Berande, as every native knew the law of every white man's compound in all the thousand miles of the far-flung Solomons.
And on this small deck, in addition to the crew, were the "return" niggers from three far-flung plantations.
 
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