| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Faeroe Islands |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Faer·oe Islands |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fâr  |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or Far·oe Islands |
| A group of volcanic islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and the Shetland Islands. Originally settled by Celtic peoples, the islands passed to Denmark in 1380.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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