Malvinas

See also: malvinas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Malvinas, itself from French Malouines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mælˈviːnəz/, /mælˈviːnəs/, /mɑl-/, /məl-/

Proper noun

the Malvinas

1. (uncommon, see usage notes) The Falkland Islands, the Falklands: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic.
   • 1988, Lowell S. Gustafson, The Sovereignty Dispute Over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106:

     Argentina might be granted political sovereignty over the Malvinas in return for acknowledging Britain's right to participate in the economic development of the islands and the islanders' right to continue their way of life.

   • 2023 July 19, Nadeem Badshah, quoting Peter Stano, “Islas Malvinas: EU signs deal using Falklands’ Argentine name”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The EU is not in a situation to express any position on the Falklands/Malvinas, as there has not been any council [of member states]^[sic] discussion or decision on this matter.

Usage notes

• The use of this term is generally restricted to supporters of Argentina's position in the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute or individuals discussing the islands from an Argentine perspective or context; residents of the islands often consider it offensive (compare Spanish Islas Falkland).
• Some academic or official literature uses constructions such as Falklands/Malvinas to avoid taking a position on the dispute.

Related terms

• Saint-Malo

Anagrams

• mailvans, navalism

Spanish

Etymology

Ellipsis of islas Malvinas, which was borrowed from French îles Malouines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈbinas/ [malˈβ̞i.nas]
• Rhymes: -inas
• Syllabification: Mal‧vi‧nas

Proper noun

Malvinas f pl

1. Falklands, Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)

   Synonym: islas Malvinas

Derived terms

• Guerra de las Malvinas
• malvinense