Shetland

English

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Shetland

1. The Shetland Islands.

Translations

Shetland Islands

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 設得蘭, 设得兰 (Shèdelán)

• Danish: Shetlandsøerne c pl
• Faroese: Hetland n, Hjaltland n

• Finnish: Shetlanti
• Russian: Шетландские острова m pl (Šetlándskije ostrová)
• Slovak: Shetlandy m pl
• Swedish: Shetland (sv), Shetlandsöarna (sv)

Derived terms

• Shetlander
• Shetland pony

Noun

Shetland (countable and uncountable, plural Shetlands)

1. (uncountable) A particular breed of pony.
2. (countable) A pony of this breed.
3. (uncountable) A particular breed of sheep.
4. (countable) A sheep of this breed.

Synonyms

• (breed of pony): Shetland pony (more common)
• (pony): Shetland pony (more common)

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Swedish

Proper noun

Shetland n

1. Shetland Islands (group of islands); Contraction of Shetlandsöarna.