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azores

/ˈeɪzɔːɹz/

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What does azores mean?

proper noun

  1. An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean
  2. An autonomous region of Portugal in the North Atlantic (officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores)

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪzɔːɹz/

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Then it was intuition that convinced Columbus of the existence of land to the west of the Azores.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270
I have some faint hopes that a steady foul wind might induce the Captain to proceed direct to the Azores.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
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"The surrounding mountains," which sheltered the plain from the north, are represented in the present towering peaks of the Azores.
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
Only those who have seen the Azores from the deck of a vessel realize the beauty of the mid-ocean picture.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
Two corpses, the features of which indicated a race of unknown men, were cast ashore on the Azores, towards the end of the 15th century.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322