FAEROES
Dictionary entry overview: What does Faeroes mean?
• FAEROES (noun)
The noun FAEROES has 2 senses:
1. a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
2. a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
Familiarity information: FAEROES used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FAEROES (noun)
Meaning:
A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes
Instance hypernyms:
possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)
Meaning:
A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Faeroes"):
Thorshavn (the administrative center of the Faroe Islands)
Holonyms ("Faeroes" is a part of...):
Atlantic; Atlantic Ocean (the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)
