Faroese

Faroese may refer to

the Faroese people
the Faroese language
anything else pertaining to the Faroe Islands

The Faroese or Faroe Islanders ( Føroyingar) are the people of the Faroe Islands in Northern Europe of Norse and Celtic Faroese ( føroyskt ˈføːɹɪst or) often also spelled Faeroese (cf The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse

Dictionary

-adjective

of or pertaining to the Faroese language.
of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands or the Faroese people.

-noun

A person or people from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander

-proper noun

The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish

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