faroe islands

1. 1.

   a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands

   SynonymsFaeroe IslandsFaroesFaeroes

   Broaderpossession
2. 2.

   a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands

   SynonymsFaeroe IslandsFaroesFaeroes

   Broaderisland

   Part ofAtlantic

   PartsThorshavn

Questions about faroe islands

What does faroe islands mean?

faroe islands means "a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for faroe islands?

Close synonyms include Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes, Faeroe Islands, Faroes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is faroe islands a common word?

faroe islands is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.