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Shetland

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Shetland

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n
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
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n
a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Shetland
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n an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland

Synonyms:
Shetland Islands, Zetland
Example of:
archipelago
a group of many islands in a large body of water
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n a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands

Synonyms:
Shetland sheep dog, Shetland sheepdog
Type of:
sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog
any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
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