azores
noun
Simple meaning
Islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈzɔɹz
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Definition
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noun
Islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal
“The Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes.”
An autonomous region of Portugal in the North Atlantic (officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores)
An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal
Used this way, azores is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes.”noun
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Related Words
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- transatlanticadjective
- bermudanoun
- archipelagonoun
- icelandnoun
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