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Faer′oe Is′lands
(fâr′ō),USA pronunciation
- Place Namesa group of 21 islands in the N Atlantic between Great Britain and Iceland, belonging to Denmark but having extensive home rule. 41,211; 540 sq. mi. (1400 sq. km). Cap.: Torshavn.
'Faeroe Islands' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Faeroes
- Faeroese
- Faroe Islands
- Faroese
- KR
- Scandinavia
- Scandinavian
- Thorshavn
- krone
- ore