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

European newcomer KÍ Klaksvík, the first group-stage team in any competition to come from the Faeroe Islands, and Slovan Bratislava also are in the group.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

The primary mission of the Joint Arctic Command is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, including the Arctic Ocean in the north.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

The primary mission of the Joint Arctic Command is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faeroe Islands and Greenland.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2023

The primary mission of the Joint Arctic Command is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, two semi-independent territories that are part of the Danish realm.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

The basaltic flows of the north of Ireland, the western islands of Scotland, the Faeroe Islands and Iceland are mere fragments of former extensive plateaus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various