Azores

//ˈeɪzɔːɹz// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean
  2. 2
    An autonomous region of Portugal in the North Atlantic (officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Azores, from Portuguese Açores (“Azores”), from açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”).

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