Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - shetland

 I. noun  Date: 1836  1.  a. ~ pony  b. ~ sheepdog  2. often not capitalized  a. a lightweight loosely twisted yarn of ~ wool used for knitting and weaving  b. 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