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Fayal

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Fayal, Azores: see Faial Faial , island (1991 pop. 15,155), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores, Portugal. It is in Horta dist., named for the island's chief town and port, Horta. Fruit and wine are exported, cattle are raised, and traditional crafts are manufactured.
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Faial, Fayal
an island in the central Azores archipelago. Chief town: Horta. Area: 171 sq. km (66 sq. miles)


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The islands belong to Portugal, and everything in Fayal has Portuguese characteristics about it.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
There was a rumor in Boston, about this period, that a young Portuguese lady of rank, on some occasion of political or domestic disquietude, had fled from her home in Fayal and put herself under the protection of Captain Hunnewell, on board of whose vessel, and at whose residence, she was sheltered until a change of affairs.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
So we go across the water, and think to sell to some Fayal man.
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