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Azores
//ˈeɪzɔːɹz// name
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean
- 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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