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faroe islands

/ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
faroe is-lands
IPA
/ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.

Etymology

From Old Norse Færeyjar (“Faroe Islands”, literally “Sheep Islands”), a compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Faroe Islands (canonical, plural) Faeroe Islands (alternative)

Phrases

Faroe Islander Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Faroe Faeroe Faroes Faroese Faroish Faroe Islander Countries of the world

Questions

How do you pronounce faroe islands?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/.
What does faroe islands mean?
An archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.
Where does faroe islands come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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