| Descriptor in English: | Azores |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Azores |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Açores |
| Descriptor in French: | Açores |
| Tree number(s): |
Z01.639.040.218 |
| Scope note: | A group of nine islands and several islets belonging to Portugal in the north Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. The islands are named after the acores, the Portuguese for goshawks, living there in abundance. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p102 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p42) |
| Annotation: | a group of 9 Atlantic islands off the coast of Portugal |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
| DeCS UI: | 1415 |
| Descriptor UI: | D001394 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Azores
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| Concept UI |
M0002084 |
| Scope note | A group of nine islands and several islets belonging to Portugal in the north Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. The islands are named after the acores, the Portuguese for goshawks, living there in abundance. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p102 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p42) |
| Preferred term | Azores |
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