Faroes is an English word with synonyms like possession or island. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Faroes meaning
The Faroe Islands.
Synonyms of Faroes
Using Faroes
- The main meaning on this page is: The Faroe Islands.
- Useful related words include: faroe islands, faeroe islands, faeroes, possession.
- In the example corpus, faroes often appears in combinations such as: the faroes.
Context around Faroes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Faroes
- In this selection, "faroes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finland, long and islands stand out and add context to how "faroes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include giving the faroes to christoffer and iceland the faroes finland and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "faroes" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with faroes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Faroes became a part of the Kingdom of Norway in 1035. (12 words)
The Faroes refused to join, mainly over the issue of fishing limits. (12 words)
In 1993 the Sjóvinnurbankin merged with the Faroes Islands' second largest bank, Føroya Banki. (14 words)
Derry could well face another trip to the Faroes or Finland next month but Mr Barrett is pleased with how the groups have worked out for the Foylesiders and admits a trip to Wales is the preference. (37 words)
Flateyjarbók The Saga of Óláfr Tryggvason indicates that Kamban was residing in the Faroes long before the rule of Harald Hårfagre, and that other Norse were driven to the Faroe Islands due to his chaotic rule. (36 words)
Musicians from Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Finland and Scandinavia, as well as Scotland, are taking part; works by Glerup, Jónsdóttir, Ratkje, Byström and Hillborg are among those featured in the orchestral concerts. (32 words)
Example sentences (11)
Derry could well face another trip to the Faroes or Finland next month but Mr Barrett is pleased with how the groups have worked out for the Foylesiders and admits a trip to Wales is the preference.
Musicians from Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, Finland and Scandinavia, as well as Scotland, are taking part; works by Glerup, Jónsdóttir, Ratkje, Byström and Hillborg are among those featured in the orchestral concerts.
Denmark tried to solve the problem by giving the Faroes to Christoffer Gabel (and later on his son, Frederick) as a personal feudal estate.
Flateyjarbók The Saga of Óláfr Tryggvason indicates that Kamban was residing in the Faroes long before the rule of Harald Hårfagre, and that other Norse were driven to the Faroe Islands due to his chaotic rule.
If completed this would mean that 99% of the Faroes would be connected by road.
In 1993 the Sjóvinnurbankin merged with the Faroes Islands' second largest bank, Føroya Banki.
The Faroes became a part of the Kingdom of Norway in 1035.
The Faroes refused to join, mainly over the issue of fishing limits.
The Faroes' two largest islands were connected into what is now referred to as "Meginlandið", the Mainland.
The main-lay portion was deployed off Nova Scotia towards the Faroes on board the AT&T ship Global Mariner.
This leaves a largely middle-aged and elderly population that may lack the skills and knowledge to take IT positions on the Faroes.
Common combinations with faroes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: