SHETLAND

I. noun Date: 1836 1. ~ pony , ~ sheepdog , 2. often not capitalized a lightweight loosely twisted yarn of ~ wool used for knitting and weaving, a fabric or a garment made from ~ wool, II. geographical name or Zetland islands N Scotland NE of the Orkneys; constitute an administrative area capital Lerwick (on Mainland Island) area 550 square miles (1430 square kilometers ), population 22,270 , ~er noun