[ˈʃɛtlənd], (Noun)

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- a group of about 100 islands off the north coast of Scotland, north-east of Orkney, constituting a council area of Scotland; population 21,800 (est. 2009); chief town, Lerwick. Together with Orkney, Shetland became a part of Scotland in 1472, having previously been ruled by Norway and Denmark


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