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Azores — • An archipelago situated in that tract of the Atlantic Ocean which is known to mariners as the Sargasso Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Azores Azores … Catholic encyclopedia
AZORES — AZORES, archipelago in the N. Atlantic; Portuguese possession. new christians from Portugal presumably settled in the Azores in the 16th and 17th centuries, but there is no consistent record of them. The first known settlement of Jews in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Azöres — Azöres, lockere, dicke u. langhaarige glänzende Biber, 7/8 breit, aus Böhmen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Azōres — Azōres, Volk auf den Molukken … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Azores — Azores, lockere, dicke, langhaarige Wollenstoffe (Biber) aus Böhmen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Azores — [ā′zôrz΄, ə zôrz′] group of islands in the N Atlantic, c. 800 mi (1,287 km) west of Portugal and constituting an autonomous region of that country: 900 sq mi (2,331 sq km); pop. 238,000; chief city, Ponta Delgada … English World dictionary
Azores — This article is about the archipelago. For the area of high pressure, see Azores High. Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 25°40′32″W / 37.74111°N 25.67556°W … Wikipedia
Azores — Região Autónoma dos Açores Región autónoma de Portugal … Wikipedia Español
Azores — Azorean, Azorian /euh zawr ee euhn, zohr /, adj., n. /euh zawrz , euh zohrz , ay zawrz, ay zohrz/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 336,100; 890 sq. mi. (2305 sq. km). * *… … Universalium
Azores — Açores Pour les articles homonymes, voir Açores (homonymie). Açores Região Autónoma dos Açores (pt) … Wikipédia en Français
Azores — Las Azores (en portugués Açores) son un grupo de nueve islas portuguesas situadas en medio del Océano Atlántico, a unos 1.500 km de Lisboa, y forman parte de la Macaronesia. Las nueve islas están divididas en tres grupos: ● El grupo oriental de… … Enciclopedia Universal
