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Westfjords

Westfjords proper noun: a region of Iceland.

Proper noun

Westfjords

  1. A region of Iceland.
    • Basques wanting to visit the dramatic fjords of north-western Iceland need no longer hesitate after the district of Westfjords repealed a 400-year-old decree to kill any Basque caught in the area on sight.2015 April 29, Ashifa Kassam, “Basques safe in Iceland as district repeals decree to kill them on sight”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2020

Origin of Westfjords

Calque of Icelandic Vestfirðir, equivalent to west + fjords.

Questions about Westfjords

What does Westfjords mean?
Westfjords means a region of Iceland.
What part of speech is Westfjords?
Westfjords is a proper noun.

Words near Westfjords in the dictionary

  1. Westfall
  2. Westfalls
  3. Westfield
  4. Westfields
  5. Westfir
  6. Westfjords
  7. Westford
  8. Westgarth
  9. Westgarths
  10. Westgate
  11. Westgate-on-Sea

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