Definitions
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- Islas
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- proper noun
Falkland Islands ,Falklands
Etymologies
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FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS) (dependent territory of the UK) @Falkland Islands (islas Malvinas): Geography
The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Whatever the Americans said last week, I think there will be a definite shift in the US position following complaints from London - and I will be surprised if any State Department official uses the term Malvinas again.
TODAYonline 2010
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It is a real question whether Britain today could mount a successful effort to rescue the Falkland Islanders should the Argentines be tempted once again to grab what they call their "Malvinas" islands.
Ken Blackwell: The Iron Lady vs. the Tin Woman Ken Blackwell 2011
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It is a real question whether Britain today could mount a successful effort to rescue the Falkland Islanders should the Argentines be tempted once again to grab what they call their "Malvinas" islands.
Ken Blackwell: The Iron Lady vs. the Tin Woman Ken Blackwell 2011
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Edison's estimates came with the islands back in focus two months ahead of the 30th anniversary of a 1982 war that resulted from Argentina's invasion of the islands, which it calls the Malvinas.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed SARAH YOUNG 2012
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Britain has ruled the Falklands, which lie 290 miles 460 kilometers east of Argentina's coast, for more than 180 years, but Argentina claims sovereignty over the islands, which it calls the Malvinas.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Buenos Aries said cargo activity in "illegally occupied" Falklands, which it calls the Malvinas, prompted a decision to halt the shipments, the Financial Times reports.
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Buenos Aries said cargo activity in "illegally occupied" Falklands, which it calls the Malvinas, prompted a decision to halt the shipments, the Financial Times reports.
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Taiana insisted Wednesday that the islands, which it calls the Malvinas, are Argentine territory.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Argentina lost a brief 1982 war over the archipelago, which it calls the Malvinas, but still claims sovereignty and describes the British presence as an occupation.
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