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Malvinas

British  
/ malˈβinas /

plural noun

  1. the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And after Diego Maradona lifted his country to a 2-1 win over Three Lions in the quarterfinal, he didn’t shy away from bringing up the islands known in Argentina as Las Malvinas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

While that agreement sought to improve cooperation in the South Atlantic, both sides continued to assert their claims to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, known as Islas Malvinas in Argentina.

From Seattle Times Mar. 4, 2023

A 2013 referendum on the islands, known as Las Islas Malvinas in Spanish, resulted in a 99.8% vote to remain British.

From Reuters Mar. 2, 2023

He evoked Maradona and the soccer phenom Lionel Messi, as well as the 1980s war in the Malvinas — or the Falkland Islands — where hundreds of young draftees lost their lives.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2022

Brian Hanrahan said he saw one prisoner being interviewed who said they didn't even know what the Malvinas were or why they'd been brought there.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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