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Definition of Shetland

1. Noun. An archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland.

2. Noun. A small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands.

Definition of Shetland

1. Proper noun. The Shetland Islands. ¹

2. Noun. A particular breed of pony. ¹

3. Noun. A pony of this breed. ¹

4. Noun. A particular breed of sheep. ¹

5. Noun. A sheep of this breed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shetland

1. a wool yarn [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shetland

Sherman-Bourquin unit of vitamin B2 Sherman-Munsell unit Sherman unit Shermanesque Sherpa Sherpur District Sherri Sherrington Sherrington's law Sherrington phenomenon

Sherry Sherwood Sherwood Anderson Sherwood Forest Sheryl Shetland (current term) Shetland Islands Shetland ponies Shetland pony Shetland sheep dog

Shetland sheepdog Shetland wool Shetlander Shetlands Shevat Shevchenko Shi'a Shi'ite Shi'ite Muslim Shia

Literary usage of Shetland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"The chief occupations are agriculture and fishing, the latter of which has recently been largely developed, so that Shetland is now one of the chief seats ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1864)
"Rotalia orbicularis, D'Orb. Irish Sea, rare; Shetland, rare. ... Shetland, common. P. #/. On the principal Divisions of the Pacific Fauna. ..."

3. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"and Shetland. Reprinted from the edition of 1711, published under the ... 8° Description of the Islands of Orkney Shetland. A Voyage to Shetland, ..."

4. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"It is their intention to visit Shetland during the coming ... Shetland Herring Fishery MR. MORTON: I beg to c.sk tL- Secretary for Scotland whether far is ..."

5. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"CO Shetland Islands. PERIODICALS. Orkney & Shetland Old Lore Series of Viking Club ... fCR Low (G.) A tour through the islands of Orkney and Shetland. ..."

6. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1841)
"The herring fishery is not conducted on the same scale or with the same success in Shetland as in Orkney, or on the coast of .Caithness, but it is still a ..."

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