Malvinas
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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For as long as the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, has been an issue, the official US position has been one of neutrality, while recognising de facto British control.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
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
Argentina and Britain fought a short conflict in 1982 over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic, known in Argentina as the Malvinas.
From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2022
Argentine forces had landed on the Falklands to stake a territorial claim to the islands, which it calls the Malvinas.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 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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