Falkland Islands

English

Alternative forms

• Falkland Island (attributive)

Etymology

Name taken from the Falkland Sound, which was named for Viscount Falkland by John Strong, who landed on the islands in 1690.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːlklənd ˌaɪləndz/, /ˈfɔːklənd ˌaɪləndz/, /ˈfɒlklənd ˌaɪləndz/

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Proper noun

the Falkland Islands sg or pl

2. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic.

   Synonyms: Falklands, Malvinas (see usage notes), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (UN usage)

Derived terms

• Falklander
• Falklandic
• Falkland Islander
• Falkland Islands English
• Falkland Islands wolf
• Falklands

 

Translations

overseas territory of the UK in the South Atlantic

• Arabic: جُزُر فُوكْلَانْد f pl (juzur foklānd), جُزُر فُوكْلَنْد f pl (juzur fūkland), جُزُر فُولْكْلَنْد f pl (juzur fūlkland)
• Breton: inizi Falkland
• Bulgarian: Малви́нски о́строви m pl (Malvínski óstrovi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福克蘭群島／福克兰群岛 (zh) (Fúkèlán qúndǎo)

• Danish: Falklandsøerne (da) pl
• Dutch: Falklandeilanden (nl) pl
• Esperanto: Falklandoj
• Estonian: Falklandi saared, Malviini saared
• Finnish: Falklandinsaaret (fi)
• French: îles Malouines (fr) f pl, îles Falkland (fr) f pl
• Georgian: ფოლკლენდის კუნძულები (polḳlendis ḳunʒulebi), მალვინის კუნძულები (malvinis ḳunʒulebi)
• German: Falklandinseln (de) pl
• Greek: Νήσοι Φώκλαντ (el) f pl (Nísoi Fóklant)
• Hebrew: איי פוקלנד pl (iyey foklend)
• Hindi: माल्विनास द्वीपसमूह (hi) m (mālvinās dvīpsamūh)
• Hungarian: Falkland-szigetek (hu)
• Icelandic: Falklandseyjar f pl
• Interlingua: Falklands, Malvinas
• Italian: isole Falkland f pl, isole Malvine f pl
• Japanese: フォークランド諸島 (Fōkurando-shotō)
• Korean: 포클랜드 제도 (ko) (Pokeullaendeu jedo)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Giravên Falklandê (ku) pl

• Latvian: Folklenda Salas f pl
• Macedonian: Фолкландски Острови m pl (Folklandski Ostrovi)
• Norman: Îles Falkland f pl
• Norwegian: Falklandsøyene
• Polish: Falklandy (pl), Malwiny (pl)
• Portuguese: ilhas Falkland f pl, ilhas Malvinas f pl
• Romanian: Insulele Falkland, Insulele Malvine f pl
• Russian: Фолкле́ндские острова́ m pl (Folkléndskije ostrová), Фолкле́нды m pl (Folkléndy), Мальви́нские острова́ m pl (Malʹvínskije ostrová), Мальви́ны m pl (Malʹvíny)
• Serbo-Croatian: Folklandska ostrva n pl, Malvinska ostrva n pl, Falklandski Otoci
• Spanish: islas Malvinas f pl
• Swedish: Falklandsöarna (sv)
• Tagalog: Mga Pulong Malbinas
• Turkish: Falkland Adaları (tr)
• Ukrainian: Фолкле́ндські острови́ m pl (Folkléndsʹki ostrový)

See also

• Countries of the world