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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)

Synonyms

All synonyms

acores

Example

More examples

"Portugal is made up of the mainland and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

autonomous region of azoresnorth atlantic

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