Faeroe Islands

American  

[fair-oh] / ˈfɛər oʊ /

Or Faroe Islands

plural noun

1. a group of 21 islands in the North Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and Iceland, belonging to Denmark but having extensive home rule. 540 square miles (1,400 square kilometers). Torshavn.

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Example Sentences

Albania hosts the Faeroe Islands in the final round Monday, when the Czechs host Moldova.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Albania can qualify if it wins its last game at home against the Faeroe Islands.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023

A report accompanying Stockan’s motion suggested Orkney should investigate options including a status like the Faeroe Islands, a self-governing dependency of Denmark that lies between Scotland and Iceland.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Together they control 89 seats in the 179-seat parliament and command a majority with the support of the four lawmakers representing the semi-independent Danish territories of Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2023

These vessels have a wide range of operations, pursuing their work as far as the Faeroe Islands and Iceland on the one hand, and the Bay of Biscay and the Portuguese coast on the other.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various