Meaning Of The Word Shetland

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Shetland in American English 1
Shetland pony

Shetland in American English 2
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

Shetland in British English
noun: a group of about 100 islands (fewer than 20 inhabited), off the N coast of Scotland, which constitute an island authority of Scotland: a Norse dependency from the 8th century until 1472; noted for the breeding of Shetland ponies, knitwear manufacturing, a

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