Falklands

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Falklands

/ˈfɔː(l)kləndz/ UK
/ˈfɒlkləndz/ UK
/ˈfoː(l)kləndz/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈfɔlkləndz/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈfɔkləndz/ US
/ˈfɑkləndz/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈfoːkləndz/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈfɔlkləndz/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈfɔ(l)kləndz/ Scotland

proper noun the Falklands · Falkland

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Falkland Islands: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.

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@misc{falklands_2026,
  title = {Falklands},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falklands},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}