British crown colony consisting of a group of islands in the S Atlantic, east of the tip of South America: also claimed by Argentina: 4,700 sq mi (12,173 sq km); pop. 2,100
See Falkland Islands in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fôkˈlənd, fôlkˈ-) In Spanish Is·las Mal·vi·nas(ēsˈläs mäl-vēˈnäs)
A group of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean east of the Strait of Magellan. Controlled by Great Britain since the 1830s, the islands are also claimed by Argentina and were occupied briefly by Argentinian troops in 1982 before being reoccupied by British forces.