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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person from the Faroe Islands; a Faroe Islander. in-plural
2. 2
   a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Synonyms

All synonyms

faeroesefaeroese languagefaroefaroe islanderfaroe islanderfaroese language

Example

More examples

"There are very few sentences in Faroese here. I wonder, why is that so?"

Etymology

From Faroe + -ese, from Faroese Føroyar.

Related phrases

faeroe islanderfaroe islanderfaroe islands

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.