Malvinas
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Britain and Argentina fought a brief but bitter 10-week war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands, known to Argentines as Las Malvinas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
The reference to "Islas Malvinas" came in an EU statement issued following a Brussels summit with CELAC, a group of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries that includes Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2023
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
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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