Faroes


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Faroes

(ˈfɛərəʊz)
n
(Placename) a variant spelling of Faeroes
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.Faroes - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands
2.Faroes - a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands
Thorshavn - the administrative center of the Faroe Islands
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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The rat and mouse cannot be considered as domestic animals, but they have been transported by man to many parts of the world, and now have a far wider range than any other rodent, living free under the cold climate of Faroe in the north and of the Falklands in the south, and on many islands in the torrid zones.
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The Faroes climbed to fourth in the pool with a shock 2-1 win over Greece, who are rooted to the foot of the table, in Torshavn in June.
Lafferty's not taking this lightly
They were two amazing results you'd have to say," said the man who masterminded the Faroes' 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland in 2010.
TORSHAVN UPSETS ARE ALL GREEK TO ME, SAYS KERR
Hallur Hansson put the Faroes ahead after 32 minutes and Brandur Olsen added a second goal in the 70th before Sokratis Papastathopoulos reduced the deficit six minutes from time.
Faroes stun Greece, Germany thrash Gibraltar
And O'Neill's side also managed just one point against Azerbaijan, while they drew away to the Faroes in a Euro 2012 qualifier four years ago.
WE'RE NOT HAUNTED BY HOWLERS
"It is a great delight for everybody," said the Faroes' Irish coach Brian Kerr.
Faroes hit high note
"The way fuel prices are heading, we are going to have fuel tourism to the Faroes.
Fuel cost not Faroe
THE Government yesterday challenged Iceland and the Faroe Islands to back down in a bitter fishing dispute already dubbed the "mackerel war".
'Mackerel war' fears in bitter quota row
Our ompA data may support the speculation that fulmars in the Faroes acquired C.
Chlamydophila psittaci in fulmars, the Faroe Islands
More than 10 years after leaving Grimsby, Faroe Seafood has returned to town, opening a new UK head office on the South Humberside Industrial Estate.
All roads seem to lead back to Grimsby as Faroe Seafood relocates head office

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