Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Malvinas
Argentine name for the Falkland Islands, from French Malouins, name for inhabitants of the French city of St. Malo, who attempted a colony there in 1764 under Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
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Malvinas (disambiguation)
Malvinas is the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands, an archipelago in the south Atlantic Ocean.
Malvinas or Malvinas Islands may also refer to:
- Malvinas Islands (Chile), a group of islands in the General Carrera Lake, Chile
- Malvinas Day, a public holiday in Argentina
- Malvinas Current, an Atlantic current which is also known as the Falkland Current
- Estadio Islas Malvinas, home ground of Buenos Aires's All Boys club
Usage examples of "malvinas".
I remember they expressed much the same emotion when I had the pleasure of advising them of General Galtieri's intentions regarding the misnomered Malvinas.