Falklands War

proper noun

A conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands), waged between March and June of 1982.

Meanings

proper nounthe Falklands War
  1. A conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands), waged between March and June of 1982.

Translations

Estonian Falklandi sõda
  • Falklandi sõdaa conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
German Falklandkrieg
  • Falklandkriega conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Hungarian Falkland-szigeteki háború
  • Falkland-szigeteki háborúa conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Italian guerra delle Falkland
  • guerra delle Falklanda conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Japanese フォークランド紛争
  • フォークランド紛争 (Fōkurando Funsō)a conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Polish wojna o Falklandy
  • wojna o Falklandya conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Spanish Guerra de las Malvinas
  • Guerra de las Malvinasa conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Swedish Falklandskriget
  • Falklandskrigeta conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom
Cite this entry
APA

Falklands War. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falklands%20War

MLA

“Falklands War.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falklands%20War. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Falklands War,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Falklands%20War.

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