Falklands

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːlkləndz/, /ˈfɔːkləndz/, /ˈfɒlkləndz/
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the Falklands

  1. Short for Falkland Islands: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic.
    • 2013 January 3, Luke Harding, Uki Goni, The Guardian[1]:
      The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.

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