Islas Malvinas
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lɑz mɑlˈvi noun
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| Islas Malvinas the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands | |
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Malvinas
Argentine name for the Falkland Islands, from Fr. Malouins, name for inhabitants of the Fr. city of St. Malo, who attempted a colony there in 1764 under Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
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