Shetland

Other forms: Shetlands

Definitions of Shetland
  1. noun
    an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
    synonyms: Shetland Islands, Zetland
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    example of:
    archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  2. noun
    a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
    synonyms: Shetland sheep dog, Shetland sheepdog
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    type of:
    sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog
    any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
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