Definitions
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- noun a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
- noun a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands
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Hur famblee wur ownlee teh faroes fur 300+ yeers an teh kittehs wur wurshipped fur fousands ov yeers!
Iām not blocking the view ā - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Nothing fo edfily accounted fori ā Why, when he ought to be reading the Difpenfatory, there was he Cpnilantly reading oyer plays, and faroes, and Shake - jpeare.
A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage ... 1786
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So we shouldn't ask how many goals we will score against the faroes but rather first aim to keep a clean sheet, "said Chiellini.
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