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FAROE ISLANDS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
Synonyms:
Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Faroe Islands"):
Thorshavn (the administrative center of the Faroe Islands)
Holonyms ("Faroe Islands" is a part of...):
Atlantic; Atlantic Ocean (the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
Synonyms:
Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)