name
Meaning 1
The Faroe Islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Faroes
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homophone: pharaohs
noun
Meaning 2
A breed of domestic sheep, native to the Faroe Islands
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faeroes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: island
noun
Meaning 4
a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faeroes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: possession
History
Etymology
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