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English noun: Shetland

1. Shetland (location) an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland


SynonymsShetland Islands, Zetland


Instance hypernymarchipelago


Part meronymAtlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Scotland

2. Shetland (animal) a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands


SynonymsShetland sheep dog, Shetland sheepdog


Broader (hypernym)sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog









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