n.

1. A fine yarn made from the wool of sheep raised in the Shetland Islands and used for knitting and weaving.
2. A garment, especially a sweater, made of this yarn.

[After the SHETLAND (ISLANDS).]

Shetland is a group of islands in the northern North Sea, some 150 miles from the north-east tip of the Scottish mainland. Once annexed by the Vikings and subsequently part of the kingdom of Norway, Shetland (together with Orkney) became part of Scotland in 1469. It is a county of Scotland and has remained a unitary local administrative authority.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
  Synonyms: Shetland Islands, Zetland

Meaning #2: small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie
  Synonyms: Shetland sheepdog, Shetland sheep dog

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Shetland

n. - Shetlandsøerne

idioms:

• shetland pony    shetlandspony
• shetland wool    shetlandsuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
Shetland

Français (French)
n. - shetland

idioms:

• shetland pony    poney shetland
• shetland wool    laine shetland

Deutsch (German)
n. - Shetland, Shetlandinseln

idioms:

• shetland pony    Shetlandpony
• shetland wool    Shetlandwolle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - των νήσων Σέτλαντ

idioms:

• shetland pony    αλογάκι Σέτλαντ
• shetland wool    μαλλί Σέτλαντ

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• shetland pony    pony dal pelo lungo
• shetland wool    lana dello Shetland

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ilhas Shetland

idioms:

• shetland pony    pônei (Zool.)
• shetland wool    tipo de lã

Русский (Russian)
шетландский

idioms:

• shetland pony    шетландский пони
• shetland wool    шерсть шетландской овцы, тонкая пряжа из подшерстка

Español (Spanish)
n. - islas Shetland

idioms:

• shetland pony    caballito originario de las islas Shetland
• shetland wool    lana Shetland

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Shetland

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
设得兰群岛

idioms:

• shetland pony    雪特兰矮种马
• shetland wool    设得兰羊毛

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 設得蘭群島

idioms:

• shetland pony    雪特蘭矮種馬
• shetland wool    謝德蘭羊毛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 셰틀랜드 제도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シェトランド

idioms:

• shetland pony    シェトランドポニー
• shetland wool    シェトランドウール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شتلاند‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שטלנד (קבוצת איים צפונית לבריטניה)‬

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shetland sheep dog