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Faroes

British  
/ ˈfɛərəʊz /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Faeroes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The lead lasted only seven minutes before Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol lashed in an equaliser after some hesitant Faroes defending.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Critics say politicians in Scotland have wasted years talking about tunnels while the Faroes, nearly 200 miles further out into the Atlantic, have actually built them.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

And while a hot dog may not seem like a culinary gem in a far-off country, ordering one is an immersive experience of everyday life in the Faroes.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2024

Pál Weihe was born in the Faroes and has lived there for most of his life.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2023

They had been to the Orkneys and Shetlands, and Faroes, perhaps to Ireland, certainly to the coast of Cumberland, making Scandinavian settlements everywhere.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir