Meanings
proper noun
- A region of Iceland.
Basques wanting to visit the dramatic fjords of north-western Iceland need no longer hesitate after the district of Westfjords repealed a 400-year-old decree to kill any Basque caught in the area on sight.
2015 April 29, Ashifa Kassam, “Basques safe in Iceland as district repeals decree to kill them on sight”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2020
Origin
- IcelandicVestfirðir
- EnglishWestfjords
Calque of Icelandic Vestfirðir, equivalent to west + fjords.
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Icelandic Vestfirðir
- Vestfirðirregion of Iceland
Cite this entry
APA
Westfjords. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westfjords
MLA
“Westfjords.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westfjords. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westfjords,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westfjords.
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