Falkland

Fal·kland
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UK/ˈfɔː(l)klənd/UK/ˈfɒlklənd/British, Southern, Standard/ˈfoː(l)klənd/British, Southern, Standard/ˈfɔlklənd/

proper noun

A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).

OriginScottish Gaelic falaichte ← Old English land →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).
  2. A viscountcy
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Falkland Islands.
  4. A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
  5. A community in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishland
  2. Scottish Gaelicfalaichte“hidden”
  3. EnglishFalkland

From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Falkland

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Cite this entry
APA

Falkland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falkland

MLA

“Falkland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falkland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Falkland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falkland.

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