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

Premier League champion Manchester City apparently avoided a scare — Erling Haaland’s ankle injury sustained in a friendly between Norway and the Faeroe Islands on Thursday doesn’t seem to be too serious.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 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

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

In May 1904 a true larval specimen was taken at the surface south-west of the Faeroe Islands, and another was taken 40 m. north by west of Achill Head, Ireland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various