Azores

[uh-zawrz, uh-zohrz, ey-zawrz, ey-zohrz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 890 sq. mi. (2,305 sq. km).

Azores

/ əˈzɔːz /

plural noun

1. Portuguese name: Açores. three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)

Azores

1. Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, west of mainland Portugal, belonging to Portugal.

Strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes.

Other Word Forms

• Azorean adjective
• Azorian adjective

Example Sentences

The UK is currently sitting to the south of these winds and is tapping into air originating in the Azores, close to the equator.

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The four Soviet submarines cruised past the Azores, a group of islands about eight hundred miles off the coast of Portugal.

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The suspects, including two Ecuadorians, a Venezuelan and a Colombian, were remanded in pre-trial custody after their court appearance in the Azores on Tuesday, said police.

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In June 2020 the Avontuur finally makes landfall in Horta, in the Azores - a lush, volcanic archipelago off the west coast of Portugal.

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Valadao, whose parents emigrated from the Azores, speaks Portuguese and Spanish, as a result of growing up on a dairy farm alongside Mexican farmworkers, Borges said.

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