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Falkland

proper noun

  1. place name
  2. male given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(l)klənd/ / /ˈfɒlklənd/ / /ˈfoː(l)klənd/

name

Etymology: From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land.

  1. A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).
  2. A viscountcy
  3. Ellipsis of Falkland Islands.
  4. A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
  5. A community in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.