shetland

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  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

Etymology

From Shetland sheep.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Shetland Islands, Zetland

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