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Falkland Islands

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Falk·land Islands  (fôklnd, fôlk-) In Spanish Is·las Mal·vi·nas (släs mäl-vnäs)
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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Noun1.Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands - a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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Spanish Falkland Islands [ˈfɔːlklənd-] nplIslas fpl Malvinas
French Falkland Islands [ˈfɔːlklənd-] npl the Falkland Islands → les Malouines fpl, les îles fpl Falkland
German Falkland Islands [ˈfɔːlklənd-] npl the Falkland Islands → die Falklandinseln pl
Italian Falkland Islands [ˈfɔːlklənd-] npl the Falkland Islands → le isole Falkland

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