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

As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Greenland is a semi-independent territory that is part of the Danish realm, as are the Faeroe Islands.

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

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

N.E. by N. of Bergen, in the latitude of the Faeroe Islands.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various