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Faroese (/ˌfɛərˈz, ˌfær-/ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-) or Faroish (/ˈfɛərɪʃ, ˈfær-/ FAIR-oh-ish, FARR-) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.:

  • the Faroese language
  • the Faroese people

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Faroese

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Look up Faroese or Faroish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Faroese (/ˌfɛəroʊˈiːz, ˌfær-/ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-) or Faroish (/ˈfɛəroʊɪʃ, ˈfær-/ FAIR-oh-ish...

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Faroe Islands

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The Faroe or Faeroe Islands (/ˈfɛəroʊ/ FAIR-oh), or simply the Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, pronounced [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ; Danish: Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə]), are an...

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Faroese language

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Faroese (/ˌfɛəroʊˈiːz, ˌfær-/ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-; endonym: føroyskt mál [ˈføːɹɪst ˈmɔaːl]) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by...

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Faroe Islanders

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Faroese people or Faroe Islanders (Faroese: føroyingar; Danish: færinger) are an ethnic group native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse...

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Faroese Socialists

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Føroyskir Sosialistar (English: Faroese Socialists) or FS was a left-wing political party founded by Faroese students in Denmark in 1962. The party was...

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Danish Realm

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regular Danish passport as well. The Faroese Home Rule Act states that, in Faroese passports, Føroyingur (Faroese) and Føroyar (Faroe Islands) shall be...

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Faroe Islands national football team

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The Faroe Islands men's national football team (Faroese: Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið, Danish: Færøernes fodboldlandshold) represents the Faroe Islands...

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Faroese people in Denmark

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Faroese people in Denmark (also known as Faroese Danes) are residents of Denmark with a Faroese ethnic background. In 2006, 21,687 people of Faroese descent...

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Faroese goose

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The Faroese goose (Føroyska Gásin in Faroese) is probably the oldest form of tame goose in Europe and possibly the direct descendants of the tame geese...

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Italian, ipsilon or i greca; likewise in Portuguese, ípsilon or i grego. In Faroese, the letter is simply called seinna i ("later i") because of its later...

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Faroese Sheepdog

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The Faroese Sheepdog is a breed of dog from the Faroe Islands, rather described as a landrace than a modern breed. It may be related to the Icelandic...

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Faroese orthography

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IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Faroese orthography is the method employed to write the Faroese language, using a 29-letter Latin alphabet...

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Religion in the Faroe Islands

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the Church of Denmark played a pivotal role in the spiritual life of the Faroese people. Notably, the religious fervor and observance in the Faroe Islands...

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Faroese literature

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Faroese literature, in the traditional sense of the word, has only really developed in the past two hundred years. This is mainly because of the islands'...

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Faroese art

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Faroese art is art by artists living in the Faroe Islands and art by Faroese nationals living abroad. In the Faroe Islands, art is an important part of...

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Languages of Denmark

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Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also speak...

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Faroese cuisine

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Important parts of Faroese cuisine are lamb and also fish owing to proximity to the sea. Traditional foods from the Faroe Islands include skerpikjøt (a...

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Faroese language conflict

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The Faroese language conflict is a phase in the history of the Faroe Islands in the first half of the 20th century (approx. 1908 to 1938). It was a political...

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Flag of the Faroe Islands

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The flag of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese: Merkið) is an offset cross, representing Christianity. It is similar in design to other Nordic flags – a tradition...

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Faroese Americans

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Faroese Americans (Faroese: føroyskir amerikumenn) are Americans of Faroese descent or Faroe Islands-born people who reside in the United States. The...

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Common starling

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The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling in North America and simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is...

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British occupation of the Faroe Islands

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1942 near Iceland; 21 Faroese seamen were killed in the worst loss of Faroese lives in the war. Faroese ships had to hoist the Faroese flag and paint FAROES...

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