Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A group of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean east of the Strait of Magellan. Controlled by Great Britain since the 1830s, the islands are also claimed by Argentina and were occupied briefly by Argentinian troops in 1982 before being reoccupied by British forces.
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- proper noun Overseas territory of the
United Kingdom , located in the SouthAtlantic . Official name: Falkland Islands. Argentina contests the British sovereignty in the islands.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
Etymologies
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Examples
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The latest row erupted as the prime minister threw Argentina's rhetoric back at Buenos Aires which refers to the Falkland Islands as Las Malvinas.
Argentina hits back at David Cameron over colonialism jibe 2012
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The base at King Edward Point was expanded as a research facility in 1949/1950 by the British Antarctic Survey (until 1962 called Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey).
South Georgia 2009
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The only population with a claim to the Falkland Islands is a bunch of rude animals.
Archive 2008-04-01 Dana 2008
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Endemic birds of the Falkland Islands are the Falkland steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus) and the Cobb's wren (Troglodytes cobbi).
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The Battle of the Falkland Islands was the first decisive naval contest of the war.
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The only quadruped indigenous to the Falkland Islands is the Antarctic dog, the muzzle of which strikingly resembles that of the fox.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Jules Verne 1866
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The last paper at the Falkland Islands was a London Times of 1864, abusing the
If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations with Some Bits of Fact Edward Everett Hale 1865
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Today the Falkland Islands are a sensitive issue in Argentina, which calls the islands Islas Malvinas.
Geographic Travels Catholicgauze 2010
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The Falkland Islands are a South Atlantic island archipeligo, a British territory claimed by
WN.com - Articles related to Assam Rifles tipped for Bengal rebel zone 2010
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The Falkland Islands are a South Atlantic island archipeligo, a British territory claimed by Argentina.
WN.com - Articles related to Assam Rifles tipped for Bengal rebel zone 2010
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