Malvinas

Borrowed from Spanish Malvinas, itself from French Malouines.

• IPA^(key): /mælˈviːnəz/, /mælˈviːnəs/, /mɑl-/, /məl-/

Malvinas

1. (rare, see usage notes) The Falkland Islands, the Falklands, an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic.

• The use of this term is almost entirely restricted to those who support Argentina's position in the Falklands Island sovereignty dispute; residents of the islands often consider it offensive.

• mailvans, navalism

Short for islas Malvinas, which was borrowed from French îles Malouines.

• IPA^(key): /malˈbinas/ [malˈβ̞i.nas]

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• Rhymes: -inas
• Syllabification: Mal‧vi‧nas

Malvinas f pl

1. Falklands, Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)

   Synonym: islas Malvinas