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Tórshavn

American  
[tawr-shoun, ‑shoun] / ˈtɔr ʃaʊn, ‑ʃãʊ̃ /

noun

  1. the capital of the Faeroe Islands, on the S tip of Streymoy Island.


Tórshavn British  
/ ˈtoːrʃhaʊn /

noun

  1. the Faeroese name for Thorshavn

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Shipped from Tórshavn on 20 August 1807, the jumper was accompanied by a note from carpenter Niels C Winther, written in Danish.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

Although the draw for the playoff round was made on Aug. 2, it was on Aug. 9 that Viborg advanced by completing a 5-1 aggregate victory over Faeroese club B36 Tórshavn.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

West Ham will play either Viborg or B36 Tórshavn with the first leg at home, Villarreal is at home first against Hajduk Split or Vitoria, and Fiorentina hosts the first leg against Twente or Cukaricki.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Last August, Koks’s lease on the house in Kirkjubøur, which is a fifteen-minute cab ride from Tórshavn, ended.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2018

I was invited inside, and met several other diners, who were sitting around a table and sipping the first course: a bowl of lamb broth, served with pale ale from a microbrewery outside Tórshavn.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2018

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