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French
Etymology
From malouin (“of Saint-Malo”), so named by explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1764 because they were occupied by sailors from the French port of Saint-Malo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
îles Malouines f pl (plural only)
- Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)
- Synonyms: Malouines, îles Falkland
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