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Faroe Islands

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






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"Faroe Islands" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the same island that have lived on into modern times, tell of Sivard (Siegfried), Brynhild, and also of Grimild's (Kriemhild's) revenge. In Norway and Sweden traces of the saga have recently been discovered; while songs that are sung on the Faroe Islands, as an accompaniment to the dance on festive occasions, have been recorded, containing over six hundred strophes in which is related in more or less distorted form ...
— The Nibelungenlied - Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original • trans. by George Henry Needler



Words linked to "Faroe Islands" :   possession, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Thorshavn, island



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