islas Malvinas

Spanish

Etymology

Partial calque of French îles Malouines.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌislas malˈbinas/ [ˌis.laz malˈβ̞i.nas]
  • Syllabification: is‧las Mal‧vi‧nas

Proper noun

islas Malvinas f

  1. Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)
    Synonyms: Malvinas, (rare, see usage notes at that entry) Islas Falkland
    • 1977 October, José Enrique Greño Velasco, “El «informe Shackleton» sobre las islas Malvinas [The "Shackleton Report" on the Falkland Islands]”, in Revista de Política Internacional [Review of International Politics]‎[1], number 153, page 31:
      A seis meses de su calculado arribo a Puerto Stanley, la Misión de lord Shackleton hacía público el informe presentado al Gobierno británico1. El extenso documento es la primera evaluación realizada de los recursos y potencial de desarrollo de las islas Malvinas […]
      Six months after its estimated arrival in Stanley, Lord Shackleton's mission published the report it submitted to the British Government. This extensive document is the first assessment of the resources and potential for development of the Falkland Islands […]

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