Malvines

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Ellipsis of Malvine Islands: Falklands, Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounthe Malvines

alternative Malvinas

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

Origin

  1. SpanishMalvinas
  2. EnglishMalvines

Borrowed from Spanish Malvinas.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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