Falkland en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔː(l)klənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈfoː(l)klənd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈfɔ(l)klənd/ (Scotland)
- /ˈfɑklənd/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈfoːklənd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈfɔklənd/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈfɔlklənd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈfɒlklənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio SSB
- /ˈfɔlklənd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land.
Meanings
- A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).
- A viscountcy
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Falkland Islands.
alt of Falkland Islands
- A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
- A community in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.
Deriveds
Falkland Sound · Falkland Islands · Falklands · Falkland Islander · Falklandic · Falklander · East Falkland · West Falkland · Falklands War · Falkland fox · Newton of Falkland