Faeroe Islands

Faer·oe Islands

 (fâr′ō)

See Faroe Islands.

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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)

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Noun	1.	Faeroe Islands - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands Faeroes, Faroe Islands, Faroes
	2.	Faeroe Islands - a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Faeroes, Faroe Islands, 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

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