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Thorshavn

American  
[tawrs-houn] / tɔrsˈhaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the Faeroe Islands, in the N Atlantic.


Thorshavn British  
/ ˈtɔːrshaun /

noun

  1. the capital of the Faeroes, a port on the northernmost island. Pop: 17 549 (2004 est)

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In Thorshavn, chief Faroe village, Poul Petubson, Faroe delegate to the Danish Parliament, called an indignation meeting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two fair specimens of the rising generation, a little boy and girl, made an excellent speculation on the occasion of my visit to Thorshavn.

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

The Pastor, they had found, was not in Thorshavn; two days ago the Danish gun-boat had carried him off to Trangisvaag on some church affair, and nothing had been seen of him since.

From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Jane Addams

By the time we reached the anchorage our voyage from Thorshavn had occupied exactly three days and six hours.

From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

But we didn't care, we were going to Thorshavn at last, and there was a good sea.

From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Jane Addams

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