Falkland Islander

noun

A person from the Falkland Islands or of descent of the Falkland Islands.

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FalklanderKelperMalvinian
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Meanings

nounFalkland Islander (plural Falkland Islanders)

plural Falkland Islanders

  1. A person from the Falkland Islands or of descent of the Falkland Islands.

    "Chief Secretary" under the Argentine occu­pation Carlos Bloomer Reive said to at least one Falkland Islander "why were you so surprised? Your people knew of the invasion at least a month in advance.”

    1982 June 30, Graham Bound, “Islanders Demand New Elections”, in The Penguin News, number 20, Stanley, Falkland Islands: Graham Bound, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025, pages 12-13; republished by the Jane Cameron National Archives, 23 August 2020

    Synonyms: Falklander, Kelper, Malvinian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person from the Falkland Islands or of descent of the Falkland Islands.

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FalklanderKelperMalvinian
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falklandermalvinian

Origin

From Falkland Islands + -er.

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Translations

Danish falklænder, malviner
  • falklænderperson from the Falkland Islands
  • malvinerperson from the Falkland Islands
Dutch Falklandeilander, Falklandeilandse
  • Falklandeilanderperson from the Falkland Islands
  • Falklandeilandseperson from the Falkland Islands
Esperanto falklandano
  • falklandanoperson from the Falkland Islands
Finnish falklandilainen
  • falklandilainenperson from the Falkland Islands
French Malouin, Malouine
  • Malouinperson from the Falkland Islands
  • Malouineperson from the Falkland Islands
German Falkländer, Falkländerin
  • Falkländerperson from the Falkland Islands
  • Falkländerinperson from the Falkland Islands
Greek από τα νησιά Φώκλαντ
  • από τα νησιά Φώκλαντ (apó ta nisiá Fóklant)person from the Falkland Islands
Italian falklandese, malvinese
  • falklandeseperson from the Falkland Islands
  • malvineseperson from the Falkland Islands
Polish Falklandczyk, Falklandka
  • Falklandczykperson from the Falkland Islands
  • Falklandkaperson from the Falkland Islands
Romanian malvinian
  • malvinianperson from the Falkland Islands
Russian житель Фолклендских островов, фолклендец
  • житель Фолклендских островов (žitelʹ Folklendskix ostrovov)person from the Falkland Islands
  • фолклендец (folklendec)person from the Falkland Islands
Spanish malvinés, malvinense
  • malvinésperson from the Falkland Islands
  • malvinenseperson from the Falkland Islands
Cite this entry
APA

Falkland Islander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falkland%20Islander

MLA

“Falkland Islander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falkland%20Islander. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Falkland Islander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falkland%20Islander.

Source: Falkland Islander on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.