1. (noun)Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
2. (noun)Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes a group of 21 volcanic islands in the NorthAtlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. faroe islands a group of 22 islands of basaltic formation, about 200 m. NW. of the Shetlands; originally Norwegian, they now belong to Denmark; agriculture is limited, and fishing and sheep-farming chiefly engage the natives; there is an exporttrade in wool, fish, and wild-fowl leathers. The people, who still speak their old Norse dialect, although Danish is the language of the schools and law courts, are Lutherans, and enjoy a measure of self-government, and send representatives to the DanishRigsdag.
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