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Fri'sian Is'lands
a chain of islands in the North Sea, extending along the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark: includes groups belonging to the Netherlands
(West Frisians) and to Germany
(East Frisians) and a group divided between Germany and Denmark
(North Frisians). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.