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Shetland, former county, Scotland: see under Shetland Islands Shetland or Zetland (zĕt`–) ..... Click the link for more information. . Shetland a group of about 100 islands (fewer than 20 inhabited), off the N coast of Scotland, which constitute an island authority of Scotland: a Norse dependency from the 8th century until 1472; noted for the breeding of Shetland ponies, knitwear manufacturing, and fishing; oil-related industries. Administrative centre: Lerwick. Pop.: 21 870 (2003 est.). Area: 1426 sq. km (550 sq. miles) shetland [′shet·lənd] (textiles) A fabric made of shetland wool with a raised finish and soft hand. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The pathology of an IPN-Sp sub-type (Sh) in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L, post-smolts in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. Safeway's stores cover the United Kingdom from Lerwick in the Shetland Isles to Jersey and from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland to Lowestoft in East Anglia. |
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