Azores

[ uh-zawrz, uh-zohrz, ey-zawrz, ey-zohrz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 890 sq. mi. (2,305 sq. km).

Azores

/ əˈzɔːz /

plural noun

1. the Azores
   the Azores three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles) Portuguese nameAçores

Azores

1. Islands in the Atlantic Ocean , west of mainland Portugal , belonging to Portugal.

Notes

Strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes.

Other Words From

• A·zo·re·an A·zo·ri·an [uh, -, zawr, -ee-, uh, n, -, zohr, -], adjective noun

Example Sentences

There is now another sea day to look forward to before our final stop in the Azores.

From Washington Blade

This is the third of Maçanita’s wines I’ve fallen for recently, after his Fitapreta a Touriga vai Nua and his Rosé Vulcânico from the Azores.

From Washington Post

A volcano broke out in the island of St. George, one of the Azores.

From Project Gutenberg

The Congress at Vienna had decreed his transportation to the Azores.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar stories were not unknown to him of like apparitions being familiar in the Azores.

From Project Gutenberg

The two frail vessels, however, rode out the storm and at last put into one of the Azores to refit.

From Project Gutenberg

In the latitude of the Azores it became necessary to force the yacht's engines to escape from a German corsair.

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