Azores
geographical name
ˈā-ˌzȯrz
ə-ˈzȯrz
variants
or Portuguese Açores
islands of the North Atlantic constituting an autonomous region of Portugal and lying about 800 miles (1287 kilometers) off the coast of mainland Portugal; chief town Ponta Delgada area 905 square miles (2344 square kilometers), population 246,772
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