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    FAROES

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islandsplay

    Synonyms:

    Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

    Meronyms (parts of "Faroes"):

    Thorshavn (the administrative center of the Faroe Islands)

    Holonyms ("Faroes" 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)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)

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