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- noun Plural form of
kelper .
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Examples
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However, the kelpers, as the island's residents are informally called, are warily scrutinizing recent Argentine moves.
Argentina Blasts Prince William Falklands Tour Shane Romig 2012
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There are 1,800 kelpers on the Falklands and a lot has been done to preserve their chosen allegiances and way of life.
Archive 2006-04-01 Man in a Shed 2006
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There are 1,800 kelpers on the Falklands and a lot has been done to preserve their chosen allegiances and way of life.
The Battle for the Falklands Man in a Shed 2006
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Like many of the 3,000 other kelpers, as Falklanders are often called because of the seaweed found on the islands, he is a descendant of 19th-century British immigrants.
NYT > Home Page By SIMON ROMERO 2011
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He realized that "che," a term of affection that kelpers use and which Mr. Peck used to address his mother, must have come from Argentina, where it appears in everyday speech.
NYT > Home Page By SIMON ROMERO 2011
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