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Shet·land (s̸het′lənd)

noun

    1. Shetland pony
    2. Shetland sheepdog
    1. Shetland wool
    2. a fabric made from Shetland wool
Shetland2 definition

Shet·land (s̸het′lənd)

administrative division of NE Scotland, consisting of a group of islands (Shetland Islands) in the Atlantic, northeast of the Orkney Islands: 553 sq mi (1,432 sq km); pop. 23,000

Etymology: ON Hjaltland

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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