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单词 Falkland Islands
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Definition of Falkland Islands in English:

Falkland Islands

(also the Falklands)
proper nounˈfɔːlklənd ˌʌɪləndzˈfɒlklənd ˌʌɪləndzˌfɔklənd ˈaɪləndz
  • A group of islands in the South Atlantic, forming a British overseas territory; population 3,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Stanley (on East Falkland).

The group consists of two main islands and over a hundred smaller ones, about 500 km (300 miles) east of the Strait of Magellan. The Falklands were occupied and colonized by Britain in 1832–3, following the expulsion of an Argentinian garrison. Argentina refused to recognize British sovereignty and continues to refer to the islands by their old Spanish name, the Malvinas

 
 

Definition of Falkland Islands in US English:

Falkland Islands

(also the Falklands)
proper nounˌfɔklənd ˈaɪləndzˌfôklənd ˈīləndz
  • A group of more than 100 islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, an overseas territory of the UK, about 300 miles (500 km) east of the Strait of Magellan; population 3,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Stanley (on East Falkland). They were occupied and colonized by Britain in 1832–33, following the expulsion of an Argentine garrison. Argentina has contested British sovereignty and continues to refer to the islands by their old Spanish name, the Malvinas. In 1982, an Argentine invasion led to the Falklands War, which ended in a successful British reoccupation.

 
 
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