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Definition of Faroes
1. Noun. A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands.
2. Noun. A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands.
Terms within: Thorshavn
Group relationships: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Island
Definition of Faroes
1. Proper noun. ''see'' Faroe Islands ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faroes
Literary usage of Faroes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1904)
"The Survival of Primitive Implements in the Faroes and Iceland.l By NELSON
ANNANDALE, BA The objects noticed were collected by the author in the Faroes, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... Faroes, Theorie fondamentale de l'acte et de la puissance (7th éd., Paris,
GEORGE M. SAUVAGE. Inuit. See ESKIMO. Inventory of Church Property. ..."
3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"... terrestrial zoology of the Faroes. Scott, Andrew. 151. Some parasites found
on fishes in the Irish Sea. o£ fishes new to the Scottish marine fauna. 153. ..."
4. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1890)
"Greater warmth of climate in Faroes and productiveness accordingly. Caltha eu
palustris, larger and more plentiful in Faroes than iu Iceland. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1904)
"The Norse in Iceland and the Faroes. By FRANCIS HA MARSHALL, BA, Christ's College,
Cambridge, and NELSON ANNANDALE, BA, Balliol College, Oxford. ..."
6. Europe by George Goudie Chisholm (1902)
"The present chief town, a time one of the oldest places on the on the west coast;
it produces porcelain : 6. The Faroes Imagine a volcanic ..."
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