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THORSHAVN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thorshavn mean?
• THORSHAVN (noun)
The noun THORSHAVN has 1 sense:
1. the administrative center of the Faroe Islands
Familiarity information: THORSHAVN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The administrative center of the Faroe Islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Thorshavn" is a part of...):
Faeroe Islands; Faeroes; Faroe Islands; Faroes (a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands)
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