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Azores

azo·res

UK/əˈzɔːz/ US/ˈeɪzɔːɹz/ uncommon

noun

1.

islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal

  • “the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes”
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Origin

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

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